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Commentary
5¹GOAL!! A block from RÚNARSSON enabled BRERETON DÍAZ to head the ball into the empty net. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
11¹A header by STUANI at the near post was comfortably collected by the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
19¹BROJA beat BRYAN but knocked the ball into the arms of the 'keeper.
20¹STUANI beat ADARABIOYO and hit the ball to SWANSON who pulled his effort wide.
29¹A looping shot from HOLTBY was pushed round the post by the Portsmouth 'keeper.
31¹HOLTBY drove a right foot shot wide from twenty-five yards out.
31¹A corner bobbled toward GIANNOULIS who forced an effort just wide.
32¹GOAL!! A quick-witted LENIHAN pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
35¹A drive from ROTHWELL seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to force the ball away.
42¹GOAL!! After FRIESER was fouled PENTON waved play-on and STUANI went on to comfortably score. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
45¹GIANNOULIS scuffed a simple chance.
7²The Portsmouth 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from GIANNOULIS.
7²GORDON rifled a simple chance past the far post.
8²GIANNOULIS cautioned by PENTON.
12²GOAL!! Some useful work by LENIHAN on the left, left GORDON yards clear, and he raced past the Portsmouth 'keeper and fired the ball home. (3-1 Blackburn Rovers)
19²BROJA headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
23²A fine ball from LARKÈCHE on the right found STUANI who mishit his shot wide.
24²A free-kick from GORDON floated just beyond the near post.
28²A accurate pass was collected by AKPOM and his left foot shot went narrowly wide.
30²LENIHAN ran onto a great ball from GORDON but blasted his shot wide of the lefthand post.
31²A great save prevented LENIHAN from scoring an exceptional goal.
42²The Blackburn Rovers 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from AKPOM.

 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 5
Home league form: XLWW
Overall league form: WXXLXWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Christian WALTON6½17½Rúnar RÚNARSSON
Tosin ADARABIOYO7 26½Zak SWANSON
Dimitris GIANNOULIS7½36½Joe BRYAN
Joe ROTHWELL8 47 Dominik FRIESER
Darragh LENIHAN7½57½Harry DARLING
Grant HANLEY6 66 Sean RAGGETT
(c)Josip DRMIC7 77 Anthony MUSABA
Anthony GORDON5½85½Ziyad LARKÈCHE
(p)Armando BROJA7 98 Cristhian STUANI(c,p)
(f)Lewis HOLTBY7 105½Colby BISHOP(f)
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ7 116 Chuba AKPOM
Manager
Milan VAN EWIJK  12  Connor OGILVIE
Josh KEELEY  13  Brad GUZAN
Ashley PHILLIPS6 14  Dane SCARLETT
Darnell FURLONG  15  Nathan SMITH
Tyler MORTON  16  Joe MORRELL
 
Portsmouth
 
League position: 11
Away league form: XXLL
Overall league form: LLXXWLXX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Blackburn Rovers 3 Portsmouth 1
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 26,958, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Clive Penton 7½)

Brereton Díaz 5¹, Lenihan 32¹, Gordon 12²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Stuani 42¹
GordonóPhillips 36² 
  
Giannoulis 8² 
83
56
67
85
124
209
44
52%48%
Man of the match: Cristhian Stuani