League Cup
·1st Round
Featured match
- Z. Gilsenan 21'
- N. Ennis 40'
- J. Garrett 50'
- J. Buckley 67'
- O. McEntee 19'
- R. Tierney 37'
- R. Maher 84'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Blackburn beat Walsall 4-3. Scorers for Blackburn: Z. Gilsenan 21', N. Ennis 40', J. Garrett 50', J. Buckley 67'. Scorers for Walsall: O. McEntee 19', R. Tierney 37', R. Maher 84'. Blackburn won after coming from behind. Blackburn had 74% of possession.
Blackburn
Walsall
- Full-time 4 - 3
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88'
D. Markanday Out: Z. Gilsenan · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: D. Markanday comes on for Z. Gilsenan
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88'
S. Tronstad Out: Adam Wharton · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: S. Tronstad comes on for Adam Wharton
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84'
R. Maher 4-3 Goal · Assist: A. Oteh · Walsall Goal! R. Maher scores for Walsall, set up by A. Oteh. It is 4-3
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81'
D. Johnson Yellow card · Walsall Yellow card for D. Johnson (Walsall)
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77'
R. Maher Out: J. Riley · Walsall Substitution for Walsall: R. Maher comes on for J. Riley
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74'
I. Hutchinson Out: R. Tierney · Walsall Substitution for Walsall: I. Hutchinson comes on for R. Tierney
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70'
H. Leonard Out: N. Ennis · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Leonard comes on for N. Ennis
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68'
A. Oteh Out: C. Hussey · Walsall Substitution for Walsall: A. Oteh comes on for C. Hussey
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68'
D. Johnson Out: D. James-Taylor · Walsall Substitution for Walsall: D. Johnson comes on for D. James-Taylor
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67'
J. Buckley 4-2 Goal · Assist: Z. Gilsenan · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! J. Buckley turns in the pass from Z. Gilsenan (4-2)
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58'
Dominic Hyam Out: S. Barnes · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: Dominic Hyam comes on for S. Barnes
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58'
H. Pickering Out: J. Batty · Blackburn Substitution for Blackburn: H. Pickering comes on for J. Batty
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50'
J. Garrett 3-2 Goal · Assist: J. Buckley · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! J. Garrett turns in the pass from J. Buckley (3-2)
- Half-time 2 - 2
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40'
N. Ennis 2-2 Goal · Assist: R. Hedges · Blackburn R. Hedges provides, N. Ennis finishes for Blackburn (2-2)
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37'
R. Tierney 1-2 Goal · Assist: J. Foulkes · Walsall Goal! R. Tierney scores for Walsall, set up by J. Foulkes. It is 1-2
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21'
Z. Gilsenan 1-1 Goal · Assist: R. Hedges · Blackburn Goal for Blackburn! Z. Gilsenan turns in the pass from R. Hedges (1-1)
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19'
O. McEntee 0-1 Goal · Assist: R. Tierney · Walsall R. Tierney provides, O. McEntee finishes for Walsall (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Blackburn
Walsall
DWWLW
Last 5 matches LWDDW
2Goals scored per match1.7
1.2Goals conceded per match0.7
4Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Blackburn4-3-3
Walsall4-5-1
21
6.7
Allen
T. Allen
Player profile
5
6.2
Daniels
D. Daniels
Player profile
4
7.2
McEntee
19'
O. McEntee
- 19'Goal
22
8.6
Gilsenan
21'88'
Z. Gilsenan
- 21'Goal
- 88'Out
- 40'Goal
- 70'Out
21
7.9
Buckley
67'
J. Buckley
- 67'Goal
- 88'Out
- 50'Goal
Blackburn4-3-3
Coach: J. Tomasson
Starting XI
- 34GK J. Hilton 6.2
- 2DF C. Brittain 7.3
- 26DF S. Barnes58' 6.6
- 16DF S. Wharton 7.0
- 25DF J. Batty58' 7.0
- 30MF J. Garrett50' 7.7
- 23MF Adam Wharton88' 7.0
- 21MF J. Buckley67' 7.9
- 19FW R. Hedges 8.9
- 14FW N. Ennis40'70' 7.3
- 22FW Z. Gilsenan21'88' 8.6
Substitutes
- 3DF H. Pickering58' 6.9
- 5DF Dominic Hyam58' 6.3
- 20FW H. Leonard70' 6.5
- 6MF S. Tronstad88' 6.6
- 18FW D. Markanday88' 6.3
- 35GK J. Eastham
- 37FW T. Bloxham
- 36MF J. Edmondson
- 15DF P. Gamble
Walsall4-5-1
Coach: M. Sadler
Starting XI
- 22GK J. Smith 6.2
- 12DF J. Foulkes 6.9
- 4DF O. McEntee19' 7.2
- 5DF D. Daniels 6.2
- 21DF T. Allen 6.7
- 25MF R. Stirk 7.0
- 7MF J. Riley77' 6.2
- 14MF B. Comley 6.7
- 26MF R. Tierney37'74' 7.9
- 23MF C. Hussey68' 6.2
- 11FW D. James-Taylor68' 6.7
Substitutes
- 39FW D. Johnson68'81' 6.3
- 20FW A. Oteh68' 7.0
- 8MF I. Hutchinson74' 6.6
- 16MF R. Maher77'84' 7.3
- 19DF H. Williams
- 9FW J. Matt
- 3DF L. Gordon
- 1GK O. Evans
Blackburn
Walsall
74%
26%
13
Shots
13
7
On target
6
2
Off target
4
5
Corners
2
11
Fouls
7
3
Offsides
2
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Saves
3
925
Passes
321
91%
Pass accuracy
70%