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  1. Derbyshire downs Fulham

    Derbyshire downs Fulham

    A late goal by substitute Matt Derbyshire gave Blackburn Rovers a 1-0 Premier League win over Fulham at Ewood Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Blackburn Rovers
    • Fulham
    • 90+4 The final whistle goes, Roy Hodgson loses on his return to Ewood Park thanks to Matt Derbyshire's late goal. Not much separated the two sides, although Fulham perhaps deserved better on the balance of play against a fairly brutal Rovers side.
    • 90+2 Looks like Rovers are going to hold on, they win a free-kick which Tugay will take, but he plays it straight to a Fulham player and they can break but the ball for Johnson is poor and it's back with Robinson.
    • 90+1 Fulham are pumping it forward now, desperate for a leveller, but Zamora is penalised for a non-foul on his marker.
    • 89' The ball drops for Villanueva on the edge of the box and he drills it in low but just wide! He's made the difference for Blackburn, a proper footballer as opposed to a butcher.
    • 87' Fulham break, Bullard in the middle has a crack from range but it bounces just wide! Fulham have done enough to at least draw this match.
    • 86' Murphy gives away a free-kick which is taken short, a cross comes in and some confusion between Hughes and Schwarzer but the former gets it clear.
    • 84' Villanueva in the middle, he plays a great chip to the far post where Santa Cruz heads it down AND DERBYSHIRE WITH THE FINISH LOW PAST SCHWARZER FOR 1-0! Blackburn with what could be a late winner.
    • 82' Santa Cruz gets in on the kicking now, leaving Murphy in a heap on the ground.
    • 80' Almost a howler from Konchesky, letting the ball run under his foot but he gets to the loose ball ahead of the Blackburn forwards to all's well.
    • 78' Derbyshire penalised after tussling with Pantsil in the Fulham box, it was six to one and half a dozen for the other but the referee is always going to favour the defender in those situations.
    • 77' Fulham repel another Rovers attack, the ball is played through to Johnson, who is tackled by Nelsen and Simpson but it's a Rovers through.
    • 76' Blackburn have used all three subs now, so Robbie Fowler stays on the bench.
    • 75' BLACKBURN SUB: Derbyshire on for Treacy.
    • 74' Still with Fulham, Davies cuts inside and shoots but drags it low and wide.
    • 73' Bullard does well to switch play, running from left to right and playing it wide to Pantsil, but Zamora can't reach the cross and Davies lets it out for a throw.
    • 71' Ball over the top is headed towards the area by Santa Cruz and Villanueva is in but he smashes the shot over!
    • 68' Zamora is receiving lengthy treatment after getting an arm in the face from Samba. Total accident but he's a bit dazed.
    • 66' Villanueva almost plays Santa Cruz in but a sliding interception from Hangeland saves the day.
    • 65' BLACKBURN SUB: Roberts jogs off for Villanueva.
    • 64' Roberts is played in, he's clean through but the flag is up.
    • 63' The ball squeezes through to Johnson, who is onside on the right and he can score here but the low drive is parried by Robinson and it could drop to Bullard sliding in but Nelsen hacks it clear!
    • 62' Emerton on the right sends over a good cross for SANTA CRUZ AT THE FAR POST AND HE HEADS IT INCHES WIDE!
    • 61' BLACKBURN SUB: Tugay on for Pedersen.
    • 60' Pantsil on the right, he swings over a high, deep ball to the far post AND ZAMORA UNMARKED MUST SCORE BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Should have been 1-0.
    • 59' Great pass and move play by Fulham almost sees Bullard shoot from inside the area, but he fails to connect properly and Rovers survive.
    • 58' Johnson is played in on the left again, but he's offside and kicks the ball out in frustration. No card though. At least Probert is consistent.
    • 56' Great flick and run into the left by Johnson, who's cross to Zamora is whacked out for a throw by Nelsen.
    • 55' Roberts is played in on the right, drills it low across goal but wide. He thinks that was a corner, with Schwarzer diving low and perhaps getting a touch.
    • 53' A dreadful two-footed tackle by Warnock on Pantsil, clear revenge for the last tackle, and he stands over the Ghanaian glaring down at him. No card though. To call referee Lee Probert lenient would be an understatement.
    • 52' Innocuous challenge by Pantsil but Treacy lands awkwardly and is injured. He caught him on his left, but it seems the damage was done to the right ankle as he hit the deck. Blackburn think that should be a red card, hilariously given their earlier misdemeanours. Treacy is fine, he gets up and walks to the sideline, just a twist.
    • 51' Samba the latest Blackburn player to make a bad tackle, on Zamora this time, no card though.
    • 49' Bullard in to Johnson, he has a pop but Nelsen blocks and it's back with Robinson.
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+3 Long-range drive from Treacy, palmed behind for a corner by Schwarzer. It's sent far post but cleared, the whistle goes and it's goalless.
    • 45+1 We're in the first of several minutes of injury-time, thanks to those two bad tackles on Bullard.
    • 45' It's Blackburn's turn to exert a few minutes of pressure. They win two corners and then Pedersen is free on the left but the flag is up.
    • 42' Fulham keep the pressure on, and Johnson has a crack from the right but that's wide.
    • 41' Bullard has a pop from range but well over.
    • 40' Emerton runs with the ball through the middle, he veers wide left, rides one challenge, then another, he's in the box on the left and cuts onto his right before swinging a cross-shot over that beats Schwarzer and rattles off the bar! Fulham clear, but that was almost a spectacular if freakish opener!
    • 39' Another disgusting tackle from Rovers, on Johnson on the wing this time, but the lucky Warnock gets away scot free as the ball had already gone out.
    • 37' Free-kick to Fulham on the left, Bullard will take it. He swings over a great ball for ZAMORA FLYING IN BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Difficult chance under pressure, but it's clear why Blackburn are doing a hatchet job on Bullard as he's the main creative threat.
    • 35' Blackburn counter and Santa Cruz drills it in low with Schwarzer diving down to his right to tip away!
    • 34' More treatment for Bullard, his shin seems to have taken the knock in that one. Free-kick then, some way out, Davies chips into the box AND ZAMORA AT THE FAR POST BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! He was wrestling with Nelsen and thinks it was a foul.
    • 32' ANOTHER terrible tackle on Bullard, who is the most likeable player in the Premier League! Really out of order, this time it was two of them, Emerton and Nelsen in an ANZAC clothesline. This isn't Aussie rules, mate. Emerton gets the yellow, somehow Nelsen gets away with it.
    • 30' Zamora is furious at being called offside when put clean through, but the linesman was correct, he was half a yard off.
    • 29' Blackburn have a corner on the right but Fulham clear their lines, Davies looks for Johnson but intercepted. Bullard is back on the pitch now - he's already suffered one career-threatening injury, thankfully that wasn't another.
    • 27' Bullard is still down, he could have suffered multiple injuries there. Andrews went in with one foot high, the other late, in a downwards scissors action. Contact was made with the groin, thigh and knee. That was rotten, although mercifully Bullard gets up, dazed and shocked more than anything I think. I never normally ask for players to be sent off, but that was worthy of a red.
    • 26' A horrible tackle from Andrews on Bullard, who is down in agony, only a yellow though.
    • 24' Almost another opening for Blackburn, with a cross flung in from deep on the right now, but Schwarzer goes well to pluck it out of the air at the far post.
    • 22' He drives it poorly into the wall, though. Hoofed clear for a throw.
    • 21' Blackburn win a free-kick about five yards from the D, very central, a good chance here and Pedersen is over it.
    • 20' Good run by Zamora on the right, Warnock again out of position and he digs out a great cross looking for Johnson but he can't get there! Should be the other way round really.
    • 17' Santa Cruz with a good run down the left but he can't keep the ball in play. After Fulham's bright start, Blackburn are asking all the questions.
    • 15' Good delivery from Pedersen, right across goal and Schwarzer dives low BUT HE CAN'T GET THERE AND BODIES FLY IN BUT NO-ONE MAKES CONTACT! In the end Schwarzer's slight touch diverted it away from the outstretched leg of Roberts, I think that was at the back stick.
    • 14' Pantsil gets across Emerton to clear but the ref adjudges it to be a foul, free-kick to Rovers on the left.
    • 13' An agricultural challenge by Emerton on Bullard, shades of John Terry on Jo but no red card this time, or even a yellow.
    • 11' Andrews again with an opportunity on the edge of the box, but he sends this one well over.
    • 9' Roberts gets onto another poor header by Pantsil, he gets across Hughes and clips a first-time effort past Schwarzer but wide!
    • 8' Free-kick to Blackburn on the left, Warnock to take, sent high looking for Santa Cruz, a poor defensive header from Pantsil and ANDREWS WITH THE LOW DRIVE FOR THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT JUST WIDE! Route-one football from Rovers, but it almost paid off.
    • 6' Gera gets in space on the left but his cross is blocked. Promising stat for the Whites.
    • 4' Fulham come forward in a neat passing move, Davies is free on the right, he gets behind Warnock and knocks a knee-high cross FOR JOHNSON ACROSS THE DEFENDER WITH A VOLLEY THAT ROBINSON TIPS OVER IN STYLE! Almost a great goal for Fulham.
    • 2' Johnson is already causing all manner of trouble down the right wing whipping in a cross that is marginally too high for the supporting attack
    • 1' Andy Johnson gets the match underway for Fulham ...
    • 14:58 Hello and welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE coverage of day five in the Premiership; coming up it's Blackburn v Fulham

  • Team Stats

    Blackburn Rovers Stats Fulham
    51% Possession 48%
    11 Shots 11
    2 Shots on target 4
    2 Saves 0
    4 Corners 3
    11 Fouls 13
    3 Offsides 6
    3 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 29
    312 Accurate passes 282
    74 Bad passes 56

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Blackburn Rovers
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 0
      4 Christopher Samba 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17 1 2
      7 Brett Emerton 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 34 10 4
      3 Stephen Warnock 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 36 15 3
      22 Danny Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 2
      6 Ryan Nelsen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 27 9 0
      17 Keith Andrews 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 35 9 1
      24 Keith Treacy 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 8 2
      12 Morten Gamst Pedersen 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1 0
      9 Roque Santa Cruz 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 40 11 2
      30 Jason Roberts 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 14 4 0
      15 Aaron Mokoena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Kerimoglou Tugay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 1 1
      27 Matt Derbyshire 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 9 2 1
      2 Andre Ooijer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Robbie Fowler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Carlos Villanueva 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 12 1 1
    • Fulham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Mark Schwarzer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0
      5 Brede Hangeland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 6 3
      3 Paul Konchesky 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 37 11 2
      4 John Paintsil 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 34 0 6
      18 Aaron Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 1 3
      21 Jimmy Bullard 0 3 1 0 6 0 0 54 10 2
      13 Danny Murphy 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 37 6 8
      25 Simon Davies 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 7 1
      11 Zoltan Gera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 2
      9 Bobby Zamora 0 3 0 3 4 3 0 15 5 1
      8 Andrew Johnson 0 4 3 2 0 1 0 18 6 1
      19 Pascal Zuberbühler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      33 Toni Kallio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Erik Nevland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Leon Andreasen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Ki-Hyeon Seol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Clint Dempsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Fredrik Stoor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 89' The ball drops for Villanueva on the edge of the box and he drills it in low but just wide! He's made the difference for Blackburn, a proper footballer as opposed to a butcher.
    • 87' Fulham break, Bullard in the middle has a crack from range but it bounces just wide! Fulham have done enough to at least draw this match.
    • 84' Villanueva in the middle, he plays a great chip to the far post where Santa Cruz heads it down AND DERBYSHIRE WITH THE FINISH LOW PAST SCHWARZER FOR 1-0! Blackburn with what could be a late winner.
    • 71' Ball over the top is headed towards the area by Santa Cruz and Villanueva is in but he smashes the shot over!
    • 63' The ball squeezes through to Johnson, who is onside on the right and he can score here but the low drive is parried by Robinson and it could drop to Bullard sliding in but Nelsen hacks it clear!
    • 62' Emerton on the right sends over a good cross for SANTA CRUZ AT THE FAR POST AND HE HEADS IT INCHES WIDE!
    • 60' Pantsil on the right, he swings over a high, deep ball to the far post AND ZAMORA UNMARKED MUST SCORE BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Should have been 1-0.
    • 55' Roberts is played in on the right, drills it low across goal but wide. He thinks that was a corner, with Schwarzer diving low and perhaps getting a touch.
    • 40' Emerton runs with the ball through the middle, he veers wide left, rides one challenge, then another, he's in the box on the left and cuts onto his right before swinging a cross-shot over that beats Schwarzer and rattles off the bar! Fulham clear, but that was almost a spectacular if freakish opener!
    • 39' Another disgusting tackle from Rovers, on Johnson on the wing this time, but the lucky Warnock gets away scot free as the ball had already gone out.
    • 37' Free-kick to Fulham on the left, Bullard will take it. He swings over a great ball for ZAMORA FLYING IN BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! Difficult chance under pressure, but it's clear why Blackburn are doing a hatchet job on Bullard as he's the main creative threat.
    • 35' Blackburn counter and Santa Cruz drills it in low with Schwarzer diving down to his right to tip away!
    • 34' More treatment for Bullard, his shin seems to have taken the knock in that one. Free-kick then, some way out, Davies chips into the box AND ZAMORA AT THE FAR POST BUT HE HEADS IT OVER! He was wrestling with Nelsen and thinks it was a foul.
    • 15' Good delivery from Pedersen, right across goal and Schwarzer dives low BUT HE CAN'T GET THERE AND BODIES FLY IN BUT NO-ONE MAKES CONTACT! In the end Schwarzer's slight touch diverted it away from the outstretched leg of Roberts, I think that was at the back stick.
    • 9' Roberts gets onto another poor header by Pantsil, he gets across Hughes and clips a first-time effort past Schwarzer but wide!
    • 8' Free-kick to Blackburn on the left, Warnock to take, sent high looking for Santa Cruz, a poor defensive header from Pantsil and ANDREWS WITH THE LOW DRIVE FOR THE BOTTOM LEFT BUT JUST WIDE! Route-one football from Rovers, but it almost paid off.
    • 4' Fulham come forward in a neat passing move, Davies is free on the right, he gets behind Warnock and knocks a knee-high cross FOR JOHNSON ACROSS THE DEFENDER WITH A VOLLEY THAT ROBINSON TIPS OVER IN STYLE! Almost a great goal for Fulham.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Lee Probert

  • Blackburn Rovers

    Manager: Paul Ince

    Captain: Ryan Nelsen

    Starting line-up

    • P. Robinson
    • D. Simpson
    • C. Samba
    • R. Nelsen
    • S. Warnock
    • B. Emerton Yellow Card
    • K. Treacy Substitution Out (75′)
    • K. Andrews Yellow Card
    • M. Pedersen Substitution Out (61′)
    • R. Santa Cruz
    • J. Roberts Substitution Out (65′)

    Subs

    • K. Tugay Substitution In61′
    • R. Fowler
    • A. Ooijer
    • A. Mokoena
    • M. Derbyshire Substitution In75′ Goal
    • J. Brown
    • C. Villanueva Substitution In65′

    Injured

    • D. Dunn
    • V. Grella
    • S. Reid

    Suspended

    None

  • Fulham

    Manager: Roy Hodgson

    Captain: Danny Murphy

    Starting line-up

    • M. Schwarzer
    • J. Paintsil
    • B. Hangeland
    • A. Hughes
    • P. Konchesky
    • S. Davies
    • J. Bullard
    • Z. Gera
    • D. Murphy
    • B. Zamora
    • A. Johnson

    Subs

    • P. Zuberbuehler
    • T. Kallio
    • S. Ki-Hyeon
    • E. Nevland
    • L. Andreasen
    • F. Stoor

    Injured

    • D. Kamara

    Suspended

    None

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