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Commentary
1¹GOAL!! The creative MORTON neatly flicked on a cross for BRERETON DÍAZ to volley the ball in. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
2¹The motionless 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from LENIHAN fell just over.
8¹The referee yellow cards GORDON.
9¹GOAL!! A long clearance by the Birmingham City 'keeper beat the Blackburn Rovers defence and AZPILICUETA drove the ball past the oncoming Blackburn Rovers 'keeper. (1-1)
14¹A good ball from GIANNOULIS on the left found BROJA who mishit his effort inches over.
15¹ROTHWELL's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
17¹A strike from VASSILEV held little difficulty for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
28¹GOAL!! Unlucky BRERETON DÍAZ hit the upright before GORDON poked the ball into the net as GORDON failed to clear. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
35¹ROTHWELL made space on the right and pulled the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ who rasped the ball wide.
2²GOAL!! On the left wing ARMSTRONG collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for ZAKARIA to slip it into the net. (2-2)
4²ADARABIOYO beat a number of Birmingham City players and slammed a shot over.
6²A accurate pass bobbled toward BROJA and his right foot shot floated narrowly over.
8²ROTHWELL ran onto a great ball from HOLTBY but toe-poked his shot wide of the goal.
10²A corner bobbled toward ZAKARIA who headed the ball over the bar.
12²A cross from BUREY left JAMES in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
18²HOLTBY shot wide.
26²ROTHWELL brought the ball past BUREY and rifled a weak shot well wide.
27²A weak strike from HANLEY rolled agonisingly wide.
30²A mix up in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled JUTKIEWICZ to fire an effort over the bar.
38²GOAL!! An outswinging corner was hoofed clear only for BROJA to hammer the ball home. (3-2 Blackburn Rovers)
40²GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by the 'keeper, LONGELO was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to ARMSTRONG to crack home. (3-3)
43²BRERETON DÍAZ was put clear by GIANNOULIS and he raced past OKOYE but thrust his shot over the bar.

 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 6
Home league form: WXWW
Overall league form: WWXXWLXW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Christian WALTON6 16 Maduka OKOYE
Tosin ADARABIOYO7 27½Cesar AZPILICUETA(c)
Dimitris GIANNOULIS8 36½Emmanuel LONGELO
Tyler MORTON8 47½Denis ZAKARIA
Grant HANLEY6½56½Luke McNALLY
Darragh LENIHAN7 66 Nico GORDON
(c)Lewis HOLTBY7 76½Tyler BUREY
Anthony GORDON7½86 Indiana VASSILEV
(p)Armando BROJA5½96½Sinclair ARMSTRONG(p)
(f)Joe ROTHWELL6 107 Jordan JAMES(f)
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ6½116½Lukas JUTKIEWICZ
Manager
Darnell FURLONG  12  Marcel OAKLEY
Josh KEELEY  13  Pierluigi GOLLINI
Ashley PHILLIPS  14  Harlee DEAN
John BUCKLEY6 15  Ivan SUNJIC
Jake GARRETT6 16  Josh McEACHRAN
 
Birmingham City
 
League position: 1
Away league form: WWWL
Overall league form: LWWWWWLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Blackburn Rovers 3 Birmingham City 3
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 31,310, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Carl Boyeson 5½)

Brereton Díaz 1¹, Gordon 28¹, Broja 38²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Azpilicueta 9¹, Zakaria 2², Armstrong 40²
BrojaóGarrett 39², AdarabioyoóBuckley 39² 
  
Gordon 8¹ 
20
220
10
45
127
1612
12
57%43%
Man of the match: Tyler Morton