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Commentary
0¹GORDON worked the ball to DRMIC, BROJA controlled his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.
1¹MORTON shot over.
3¹A useful ball from HANLEY on the left fell to GORDON who mishit his shot wide.
7¹BROJA beat a number of Newport County players and stroked a great chance over the bar.
10¹GORDON's shot was well held by WARD.
11¹GOAL!! A tackle from BACUNA gave Blackburn Rovers a free-kick on the edge of the area which GORDON stroked past WARD. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
11¹ROBERTS nodded the ball wide of the goal from just inside the area.
12¹A bad challenge on BACUNA by DRMIC results in a booking.
20¹GOAL!! A cross from LENIHAN was flicked away by NELSON only for BROJA to volley the ball back into the box for GORDON to force into the net. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
32¹A tame strike from ADARABIOYO bounced agonisingly wide.
33¹ROBERTS turned MORTON but drove the ball into the arms of WALTON.
38¹JAMES stabbed an easy chance past the lefthand post.
43¹GOAL!! A Blackburn Rovers counter-attack allowed DRMIC to setup MORTON with a simple goal. (3-0 Blackburn Rovers)
8²GIANNOULIS whacked a right foot shot over the bar from twenty yards out.
12²A clever pass from JAMES was knocked goalbound by WASHINGTON only for the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper to palm clear.
16²A good effort from GIANNOULIS scraped the outside of the righthand post.
19²A penalty box scramble resulted in BUCKLEY driving the ball wide.
24²The hapless Newport County 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from SAIVET fell just wide.
26²GIANNOULIS snapped at a simple chance.
28²A corner found DRMIC who turned an effort just beyond the near post.
29²BROJA beat ENGEL and drove the ball to GIANNOULIS who dragged his shot wide.

 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 8
Home league form: XWWW
Overall league form: XXWLXWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Christian WALTON7½17 Danny WARD
Tosin ADARABIOYO8 27½Leandro BACUNA(c)
Dimitris GIANNOULIS7½36 Lukas ENGEL
Tyler MORTON8 46½Henri SAIVET
Darragh LENIHAN7½57 Semi AJAYI
Grant HANLEY7 66½Ben NELSON
Lewis HOLTBY7½76 DOGUKAN Sinik
Anthony GORDON5½87 Daniel JAMES
(p)Armando BROJA7 96 Tyler ROBERTS(p)
(c,f)Josip DRMIC5½105½Ryan HEDGES(f)
Ben BRERETON DÍAZ6½115½Conor WASHINGTON
Manager
Nick BLACKMAN  12  Rhys WILLIAMS
Joe ROTHWELL  13  Tim KRUL
John BUCKLEY8½14  Morgan FOX
Ashley PHILLIPS  15  Jonny SMITH
Jack VALE  16  Jordan WILLIAMS
 
Newport County
 
League position: 23
Away league form: LOOL
Overall league form: LXOOLLLX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Blackburn Rovers 3 Newport County 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 29,084, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Martin Penicka 6)

Gordon 11¹, Gordon 20¹, Morton 43¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
GordonóBuckley 4² 
  
Drmic 12¹ 
33
411
73
52
112
164
12
62%38%
Man of the match: John Buckley