Hull vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

7': George Honeyman
67': Tom Eaves

FT
2 - 0

Introduction

Hull City are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The MKM Stadium, Hull, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
7': Goal! Hull City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. George Honeyman (Hull City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Longman.
45'+2': First Half ends, Hull City 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
67': Goal! Hull City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tom Eaves (Hull City) header from a difficult angle on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Longman with a cross.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Bradley Johnson replaces John Buckley.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Sam Gallagher.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Daniel Ayala replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
81': Joe Rothwell (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': Substitution, Hull City. Tyler Smith replaces Ryan Longman.
88': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Substitution, Hull City. Callum Jones replaces George Honeyman.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Hull City 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 13,950

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		HUL
9	Fouls	11
3	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
10	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
52.3	Possession	47.7
15	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
326	Accurate Passes	302
444	Passes	413
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
18	Crosses	10
0.2	Cross %	0.3
80	Long Balls	90
37	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	3
13	Effective Tackles	10
17	Tackles	17
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
4	Interceptions	15
12	Effective Clearances	19
12	Clearances	19

Line-Ups

Hull City (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
13	Nathan Baxter (GK)
17	Sean McLoughlin
4	Jacob Greaves
24	Di'Shon Bernard
8	Greg Docherty
6	Richard Smallwood
10	George Honeyman
16	Ryan Longman
19	Randell Williams
11	Keane Lewis-Potter
9	Tom Eaves

Substitutes:

Tom Huddlestone, Tyler Smith, Callum Jones, George Moncur, Matt Ingram, Festus Arthur, Brandon Fleming.

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
25	Jan Paul van Hecke
16	Scott Wharton
26	Darragh Lenihan
21	John Buckley
8	Joe Rothwell
20	Tayo Edun
11	Joe Rankin-Costello
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
7	Reda Khadra
9	Sam Gallagher

Substitutes:

Daniel Ayala, Daniel Butterworth, Jacob Davenport, Bradley Johnson, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Aynsley Pears, James Brown.

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