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

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4': Jacob Brown

Introduction

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Stoke City at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0, Stoke City 1. Jacob Brown (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Maja with a through ball.
23': Josh Maja (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
32': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
34': Jan Paul van Hecke (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Stoke City 1.
45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 0, Stoke City 1.
45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rothwell replaces Jan Paul van Hecke.
56': Tommy Smith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Bradley Johnson.
75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
78': Substitution, Stoke City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace replaces Romaine Sawyers.
85': Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Josh Maja.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 0, Stoke City 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 30,428

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+47	Leicester City	44	94	10
+39	Leeds United	45	90	9
+32	Ipswich Town	43	89	6
+24	Southampton	44	84	10

Full Table

Statistics

STK		BLK
12	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	1
4	Saves	1
52.2	Possession	47.8
7	SHOTS	13
2	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
327	Accurate Passes	295
427	Passes	388
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
2	Accurate Crosses	6
13	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.4
67	Long Balls	50
25	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
12	Effective Tackles	15
24	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.8
4	Interceptions	14
15	Effective Clearances	13
15	Clearances	13

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Thomas Kaminski (GK)
25	Jan Paul van Hecke
16	Scott Wharton
26	Darragh Lenihan
4	Bradley Johnson
27	Lewis Travis
10	Tyrhys Dolan
3	Harry Pickering
2	Ryan Nyambe
22	Ben Brereton Díaz
9	Sam Gallagher

Substitutes:

Joe Rankin-Costello, Aynsley Pears, Bradley Dack, Daniel Ayala, Ryan Hedges, Joe Rothwell, John Buckley.

Stoke City (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jack Bonham (GK)
19	Phil Jagielka
24	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
16	Ben Wilmot
4	Joe Allen
28	Romaine Sawyers
42	Lewis Baker
14	Josh Tymon
2	Tommy Smith
18	Jacob Brown
33	Josh Maja

Substitutes:

D'Margio Wright-Phillips, Steven Fletcher, Mario Vrancic, James Chester, Jaden Philogene, Josef Bursik, Tyrese Campbell.

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