Portsmouth vs Blackburn Rovers, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Portsmouth

50': Conor Chaplin

FT
1 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

21': Adam Armstrong
87': Adam Armstrong
90'+2': Lewis Travis

Adam Armstrong scores a brace as Blackburn claim win on south coast

Match Commentary

3': Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
21': Goal! Portsmouth 0, Blackburn Rovers 1. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
30': Nathan Thompson (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
50': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Conor Chaplin (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Anton Walkes with a cross.
57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Jack Payne.
82': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Danny Graham replaces Dominic Samuel.
85': Substitution, Portsmouth. Oliver Hawkins replaces Conor Chaplin.
87': Goal! Portsmouth 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Adam Armstrong (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+2': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card.
90'+3': Substitution, Portsmouth. Matthew Kennedy replaces Jamal Lowe.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Fratton Park
Location: Portsmouth, England
Attendance: 18,152

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	6	+10	16
2	Doncaster Rovers	7	+4	16
3	Huddersfield Town	7	+6	15
4	Stevenage	6	+5	15

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Portsmouth (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Luke McGee (GK)
5	Matthew Clarke
6	Christian Burgess
17	Dion Donohue
2	Anton Walkes
20	Nathan Thompson
33	Ben Close
18	Jamal Lowe
26	Gareth Evans
19	Conor Chaplin
8	Brett Pitman

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Kal Naismith, Alex Bass, Sylvain Deslandes, Connor Ronan, Adam May, Matthew Kennedy, Oliver Hawkins.

Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
25	Paul Downing
14	Charlie Mulgrew
3	Derrick Williams
2	Ryan Nyambe
18	Adam Armstrong
6	Richard Smallwood
31	Elliott Bennett
9	Dominic Samuel
19	Jack Payne
23	Bradley Dack

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Craig Conway, Lewis Travis, Corry Evans, Jayson Leutwiler, Amari'i Bell, Danny Graham, Darragh Lenihan.

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