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

· English League One

Blackburn Rovers

38': Bradley Dack
58': Danny Graham
87': Dominic Samuel
90': Craig Conway

FT
3 - 0

Portsmouth

Bradley Dack and Danny Graham on target as Blackburn thrash Portsmouth

Match Commentary

38': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Portsmouth 0. Bradley Dack (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Harry Chapman.
54': Dion Donohue (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Portsmouth 0. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Derrick Williams.
60': Ryan Nyambe (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Portsmouth. Brett Pitman replaces Oliver Hawkins.
64': Substitution, Portsmouth. Conor Chaplin replaces Kyle Bennett.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Craig Conway replaces Harry Chapman.
74': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Samuel replaces Danny Graham.
76': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces Bradley Dack.
76': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kal Naismith replaces Matthew Kennedy.
87': Dominic Samuel (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Portsmouth 0. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 11,673

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cardiff City	7	+10	17
2	Bradford City	8	+4	17
3	Barnsley	7	+5	16
4	Stevenage	7	+5	16

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Blackburn Rovers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
14	Charlie Mulgrew
25	Paul Downing
3	Derrick Williams
2	Ryan Nyambe
11	Peter Whittingham
6	Richard Smallwood
31	Elliott Bennett
8	Harry Chapman
23	Bradley Dack
10	Danny Graham

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Corry Evans, Craig Conway, Dominic Samuel, Ben Gladwin, Marcus Antonsson, Paul Caddis, Jayson Leutwiler.

Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luke McGee (GK)
5	Matthew Clarke
6	Christian Burgess
17	Dion Donohue
20	Nathan Thompson
23	Kyle Bennett
7	Stuart O'Keefe
33	Ben Close
9	Oliver Hawkins
11	Matthew Kennedy
18	Jamal Lowe

Portsmouth Substitutes:

Brandon Haunstrup, Conor Chaplin, Brett Pitman, Danny Rose, Kal Naismith, Alex Bass, Gareth Evans.

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