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Commentary
A shot from WISSA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to fist the ball away.
WATKINS fired a looping shot wide from close range.
12¹GORDON dribbled past MUHEIM and rattled a tame shot past the post.
22¹The Coventry City 'keeper dived to his right to save a lovely shot from Blackburn Rovers's CARVALHO.
24¹COLWILL worked the ball to WISSA, WATKINS collected his cross and headed the ball within easy reach of STRAKOSHA.
26¹The hapless Blackburn Rovers 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from CARVALHO fell just over.
28¹A poor shot from JOSÉ ARNÁIZ bounced agonisingly wide.
31¹GOAL!! After some fine play on the right CARVALHO came inside and whacked the ball in off the post. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
32¹WISSA booked for a bad foul.
35¹WISSA floated the ball to GORDON who flicked it over.
39¹CARVALHO beat a number of Coventry City players and drove a golden opportunity just beyond the far post.
45¹FREESTONE cautions EBOSELE for a late challenge.
WATKINS ran onto a great ball from GORDON but hit his shot wide of the lefthand post.
10²A cross from COLWILL left GORDON in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
11²TRAFFORD saved a glorious shot from MAIER.
15²WATKINS touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Coventry City 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
17²A accurate pass bobbled toward GORDON and his right foot shot went narrowly over.
24²SERGI ROBERTO booked.
30²A fine ball from WISSA on the left bobbled toward GORDON who scuffed his effort over.
32²GORDON stabbed an easy chance past the righthand post.
33²A penalty box scramble resulted in GORDON cracking the ball over.
43²GIBBS-WHITE headed inches wide.

 
Blackburn Rovers
 
League position: 2
Home league form: LWWW
Overall league form: XLLLWWWX
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
James TRAFFORD1Thomas STRAKOSHA
Tosin ADARABIOYO2SERGI ROBERTO Carnicer
Lisandro MARTÍNEZ3Miro MUHEIM
Levi COLWILL4Houssem AOUAR
Nathan COLLINS5Diego LLORENTE
Alex SCOTT6Ross SYKES
Fábio CARVALHO7Festy EBOSELE
Morgan GIBBS-WHITE8JOSÉ Manuel ARNÁIZ
(c,p)Ollie WATKINS9RODRIGO MUNIZ Carvalho(p)
(f)Yoane WISSA10Arne MAIER(f)
Anthony GORDON11Radamel FALCAO(c)
Heath BROWNManager
RODRIGO MORA de Carvalho  12  Jesper DALAND
Alex MERET  13  Joe LUMLEY
Ashley PHILLIPS  14  Aaron HICKEY
ANSU FATI  15Mads ANDERSEN
C.J. EGAN-RILEY  16  Ben SHEAF
 
Coventry City
 
League position: 6
Away league form: WLLL
Overall league form: LWWOLWLL
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Blackburn Rovers 1 Coventry City 0
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 36,341, Stadium: Ewood Park, Referee: Roger Freestone 7½)

Carvalho 31¹
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
 MuheimóAndersen 35²
  
Wissa 32¹Ebosele 45¹, Sergi Roberto 24²
51
913
65
51
153
204
40
54%46%
Man of the match: Alex Scott