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Saturday November 28, 2009 Kick off: 15:00 Day 14 Ewood Park

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  1. Match facts: Blackburn v Stoke

    Match facts: Blackburn v Stoke

    Facts and figures ahead of Blackburn Rover's clash with Stoke at Ewood Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    • 90' Christopher Samba should have won the points for Blackburn. The big defender heads wide from close range is close, following a corner from Morten Gamst Pedersen.
    • 89' Yellow card for Stoke's Wilkinson for a rash challenge on Givet.
    • 89' The defences have come out on top so far in this game.
    • 88' Blackburn have missed Dunn's creativity.
    • 85' Both goalkeepers have been excellent today. They've made their saves when called upon and commanded their penalty areas with confidence.
    • 81' Tuncay is one for Fuller.
    • 78' Emerton whips in a cross from the right which finds Pedersen at the back post. He heads the ball into the danger zone, but Whitehand is on hand to clear.
    • 77' Etherington shoots from 20 yards, but his shot is deflected over by Chimbonda.
    • 74' Beattie smashes over from close range. Terrible miss. He should have scored.
    • 72' Pedersen takes a corner, which Whitehead clears only as far as Brett Emerton who smashes a 25 yard drive just wide of the post.
    • 68' Stoke make a change. Beattie is on for Sidibe.
    • 66' Blackburn change. Pedersen comes on for Diouf.
    • 61' So close to opening goal. Fuller is yet again at the heart of the action. The bustling striker cuts in from the right and lays the ball into the path of Whitehead who somehow miscues a shot wide from six yards. He should have done better.
    • 59' Booking for Blackburn's Di Santo. He kicked the ball away after a free kick was given against him.
    • 55' Sorensen tips over a cross from Diouf. From the resulting corner taken by Diouf, Chimbonda heads the ball back to Nzonzi at the far post. He hits a shot from 12 yards which beat Sorensen but not the post.
    • 54' Blackburn corner falls for Ryan Nelson in the box who hits a great volley from eight yards at goal, but Sorensen makes another impressive save.
    • 53' Andy Wilkinson plays a one, two with Dean Whitehead and cuts in from the right before firing a right foot shot into the side netting.
    • 47' El Hadji Diouf hits a right footed shot from outside the box, which is just a bit too high.
    • 45' Blacburn substitution. An injured Andrews is replaced by Grella.
    • 45' Second half underway.
    • 45' Half-time 0-0. It's tight, but there are goals in this game.
    • 43' Game has been scrappy, but there have been chances for goals.
    • 41' Penalty shout for Blackburn. Di Santo was pushed by Huth as they attacked a cross from Diouf. Referee waves away protests.
    • 39' Stoke hit Blackburn on the counter attack - Lawrence plays a one-two with Fuller in the box before hitting a fierce effort from close range. Robinson is equal to it.
    • 38' Stoke City's Dean Whitehead booked for a foul on El Hadji Diouf
    • 35' Sorensen has been impressive for Stoke, collecting a number of Blackburn's crosses into the box.
    • 32' Blow for Blackburn. David Dunn is limping and is replaced by Jason Roberts.
    • 28' Liam Lawrence tries his luck from distance. The midfielder hits a looping volley from distance, which is gathered comfortably by Robinson.
    • 24' David Dunn corner finds Di Santo in the box, but he can only glance his header wide.
    • 19' Ricardo Fuller burst forward, showing great strength to shrug off Nelson, before releasing a through ball to Dean Whitehead who was clear on goal, but his shot was brilliantly saved by Robinson down low to his left. Andrews cleaned up with Lawrence arriving into the box.
    • 15' After that flurry of excitement the game has descended into a midfield battle.
    • 13' As expected this has been a physical battle. Few tasty challenges flying in....
    • 9' Blackburn Rovers' David Dunn lets fly from outside the box, but misses the target.
    • 7' Brett Emerton has a right footed shot from outside the box that Sorensen does well to save.
    • 7' Chance for Rovers. Keith Andrews plays a clever ball over the top for Franco Di Santo who has a clear sight of goal, but Sorensen rushed off his line and did well to block the striker's shot.
    • 4' Predictably fast start for both teams as they look to settle into the game. This is going to be a physical battle.
    • 3' Promising attack from Blackburn down the right wing. Sorensen beat Andrews to a decent delivery from the right.
    • 2' Surprised to see Beattie on the bench.
    • 1' Stoke kick off, kicking right to left.
    • ' Stoke have repelled 79.2 per cent of the shots on their goal this season, the best rate in the top-flight.
    • ' Blackburn Rovers have gone 10 games without a draw.
    • ' Stoke are the most long ball side in the Premier League, with 23 per cent of their balls.
    • ' The Potters have thrown away more points from winning positions than any other side this season, 12.
    • ' Stoke have kept just five clean sheets in 25 Premier League away games.
    • ' Stoke have scored exactly one goal in each of their last four Premier League away games.
    • ' The Potters have both scored and conceded 11 goals in their last 11 games.
    • ' Stoke have taken 10 points from their last five league games.
    • ' Stoke have skipper Abdoulaye Faye back from suspension.
    • ' Gael Givet (thigh) and Brett Emerton (knee) both return to the squad having missed the midweek defeat at Fulham.
    • ' Blackburn should be at full strength on the pitch though boss Sam Allardyce remains absent from the dug-out.
    • ' Rovers have won the last five league meetings with the Potters at Ewood Park.
    • ' And here's the Stoke City team.... Sorensen, Huth, Shawcross, Collins, Wilkinson, Whitehead, Diao, Etherington, Lawrence, Sidibe, Fuller. Subs: Whelan, Simonsen, Higginbotham, Delap, Beattie, Faye, Sanli.
    • ' And here's the team looking to maintain Rovers' record against the Potters. Robinson, Nelsen, Samba, Givet, Chimbonda, Nzonzi, Andrews, Diouf, Emerton, Di Santo, Dunn. Subs: Brown, Roberts, McCarthy, Gamst Pederson, Salgado, Grella, Kalinic.
    • ' Rovers fans will be pleased to know Blackburn have won five of the last six league meetings with Stoke City.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Expected Line-Up

    • Blackburn Rovers

      Manager: Sam Allardyce

      Starting line-up

      • P. Robinson
      • P. Chimbonda
      • C. Samba
      • R. Nelsen
      • G. Givet
      • K. Andrews Substitution Out (45′)
      • S. N'Zonzi
      • B. Emerton
      • E. Diouf Substitution Out (67′)
      • D. Dunn Substitution Out (32′)
      • F. Di Santo Yellow Card

      Subs

      • Míchel Salgado
      • B. McCarthy
      • J. Roberts Substitution In32′
      • M. Gamst Pedersen Substitution In67′
      • J. Brown
      • N. Kalinic
      • V. Grella Substitution In45′

    • Stoke City

      Manager: Tony Pulis

      Starting line-up

      • T. Sørensen
      • A. Wilkinson Yellow Card
      • R. Shawcross Substitution Out (52′)
      • R. Huth
      • D. Collins
      • D. Whitehead Yellow Card
      • S. Diao
      • L. Lawrence
      • M. Etherington
      • M. Sidibe Substitution Out (69′)
      • R. Fuller Substitution Out (83′)

      Subs

      • S. Simonsen
      • D. Higginbotham
      • R. Delap
      • J. Beattie Substitution In69′
      • A. Diagne-Faye Substitution In52′
      • G. Whelan
      • T. Sanli Substitution In83′

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  1. We have come a long way. Stoke can now play badly and­ still win! Fantastic! The points count! Aim high Stoke.­ I work with Wolves supporters and we Stokies need to­ stay high up that league. Could not bear to finish­ below Wolves! We can demolish Blackburn.

    From sjratheram, on Mon 23 Nov 7:58PM
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