Ipswich Town vs Blackburn Rovers, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Pressure eases on Mick McCarthy as Ipswich see off Blackburn
Pressure eases on Mick McCarthy as Ipswich see off Blackburn
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Adam Webster.
- 6': Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).
- 6': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt missed. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Bru following a set piece situation.
- 9': Attempt missed. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 11': Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 11': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Feeney.
- 14': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Feeney.
- 14': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jason Lowe.
- 16': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
- 16': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
- 16': Attempt missed. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross following a corner.
- 20': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
- 20': Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hope Akpan.
- 26': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Foul by Kevin Bru (Ipswich Town).
- 29': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
- 35': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jason Steele tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
- 36': Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andre Dozzell.
- 36': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 38': Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).
- 38': Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kevin Bru following a set piece situation.
- 42': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
- 42': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Goal! Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Graham.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Bru.
- 45'+1': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Jason Steele.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Jonas Knudsen (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Ipswich Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
- 47': Attempt saved. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Webster.
- 47': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town).
- 47': Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hope Akpan.
- 53': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Derrick Williams.
- 53': Goal! Ipswich Town 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse with a headed pass following a corner.
- 56': Foul by Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers).
- 56': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
- 59': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town).
- 61': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Marvin Emnes replaces Elliott Bennett.
- 61': Attempt missed. Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darragh Lenihan.
- 64': Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).
- 64': Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 65': Foul by Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town).
- 65': Liam Feeney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Andre Dozzell (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Grant Ward replaces Andre Dozzell.
- 68': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
- 69': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Charlie Mulgrew tries a through ball, but Marvin Emnes is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt saved. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cole Skuse.
- 72': Offside, Ipswich Town. Bartosz Bialkowski tries a through ball, but Tom Lawrence is caught offside.
- 73': Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Hope Akpan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Penalty conceded by Adam Webster (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Goal! Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 75': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Ben Marshall tries a through ball, but Marvin Emnes is caught offside.
- 77': Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 77': Foul by Luke Chambers (Ipswich Town).
- 78': Charlie Mulgrew (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town).
- 82': Foul by Derrick Williams (Blackburn Rovers).
- 82': Joshua Emmanuel (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Liam Feeney tries a through ball, but Danny Graham is caught offside.
- 85': Christophe Berra (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers).
- 86': Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town).
- 90': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Paul Digby replaces Kevin Bru.
- 90': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
- 90': Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Tom Lawrence (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Freddie Sears (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Grant Ward.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Ipswich Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Statistics
 BLK |
IPS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 274 | Accurate Passes | 277 |
| 416 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 99 | Long Balls | 85 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 42 |
| 20 | Clearances | 42 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 15,009
Venue: Portman Road
Location: Ipswich, England
Attendance: 15,009
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 14 | +26 | 31 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 14 | +12 | 27 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 14 | +6 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Ipswich Town (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 15 | Adam Webster |
| 6 | Christophe Berra |
| 4 | Luke Chambers |
| 3 | Jonas Knudsen |
| 29 | Joshua Emmanuel |
| 8 | Cole Skuse |
| 17 | Kévin Bru |
| 23 | Andre Dozzell  |
| 20 | Freddie Sears |
| 27 | Tom Lawrence |
Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Steele (GK) |
| 14 | Charlie Mulgrew |
| 26 | Darragh Lenihan |
| 5 | Derrick Williams |
| 10 | Ben Marshall |
| 21 | Hope Akpan |
| 6 | Jason Lowe |
| 31 | Elliott Bennett |
| 7 | Liam Feeney |
| 12 | Danny Graham |
| 19 | Sam Gallagher |
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