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05/09/2054, Albanian City Stadium, Manchester, England
League One, English Football League

Man City Vs Blackburn

Man City play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Skorupski (GK) , C Maddox (CB) , S McClelland (CB) , A Dillon (CB) , O Merricks (RB) , A McChesney (LB) , M McCluney (CDM) , A MacLeod (CAM) , I Ekpukhon (RM) , M Baines (LM) , A Iyorhe (ST) And the subs are: D Wyburn (CB) , M Donlon (CB) , S McNabb (CM) , D Barighaamange (CM) , S Morrice (ST)

Blackburn play in a 4-3-3 Att formation, and line up with: G Paterson (GK) , S Iloenyosi (CB) , A Flanagon (CB) , M Bickett (RB) , J Rattray (LB) , P Maxwell (CM) , D Pevey (CM) , O MacBride (CAM) , D Buckley (RW) , G Price (LW) , D MacGuinness (ST) And the subs are: D Maffett (CB) , J McTaggart (CB) , I Mulrennan (CM) , C Matthew (CM) , V Cadwallader (ST)

Welcome to Albanian City Stadium in Manchester, England where Manchester City will face Blackburn Rovers.  This is a league fixture taking place in the League One, English Football League.  The attendance is 52081.

1' - Man City kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

9' - David MacGuinness tackles Alan Dillon and takes the ball.  David MacGuinness sees Oscar MacBride making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Oscar MacBride has strayed offside!  

16' - Peter Maxwell spots a run from David MacGuinness.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and David MacGuinness takes the ball.  David MacGuinness looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot goes wide!

18' - Sammy Skorupski sees Aaron Iyorhe making a run.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Aaron Iyorhe is able to control the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe looks to slide the ball past the keeper...and its in! It's a good goal from Aaron Iyorhe for Man City!  The keeper had no chance!

18' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

23' - Oscar MacBride passes to Adam Flanagon.  Adam Flanagon plays a short pass to James Rattray.  James Rattray chips a long ball to Peter Maxwell.  Sam McClelland successfully tackles Peter Maxwell and takes possession.  Sam McClelland plays a long ball to Amon McChesney.  Amon McChesney tries to beat James Rattray using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

24' - Amon McChesney spots a run from Alex MacLeod.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Alex MacLeod is able to control the ball.  Alex MacLeod fires a shot towards goal...but its wide!

28' - Gavin Paterson plays a short pass to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey sees a run from Gethin Price.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Gethin Price takes the ball.  Gethin Price looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

32' - Sammy Skorupski chips a long ball to Alan Dillon.  Alan Dillon spots a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Aaron Iyorhe takes the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe tries to place the ball past the keeper...and Aaron Iyorhe scores!  That's a superb goal from the Man City player!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

32' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

38' - Oscar MacBride finds James Rattray with a short pass.  James Rattray finds Peter Maxwell with a short pass.  Peter Maxwell plays a long ball to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi slides the ball to Daniel Pevey.  Daniel Pevey spots a run from Dave Buckley.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

41' - Daniel Pevey curves the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Alan Dillon.  

44' - Alan Dillon spots a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Aaron Iyorhe takes the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe shoots, aiming for the top of the net...but Gavin Paterson deflects the shot out of play.  That will be a corner for  Man City.  Alex MacLeod will take the corner.  He curls the ball into the box and finds Mark McCluney.  Mark McCluney gets above the defence and directs a header towards goal...and Mark McCluney scores!  That's a lovely goal from the Man City player!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

45' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

56' - Owen Merricks plays a long ball to Sam McClelland.  Sam McClelland passes the ball to Alex MacLeod.  Peter Maxwell tackles Alex MacLeod and takes the ball.  Blackburn try to launch a quick counter attack.  Peter Maxwell finds Oscar MacBride with a short pass.  Oscar MacBride uses his pace to beat Alex MacLeod, but is illegally impeded.    The referee has no hesitation in showing Alex MacLeod the yellow card. That will be a freekick for Blackburn.  

57' - Oscar MacBride stands over the ball, preparing to take the freekick.  He floats the ball into the box, but he only manages to find opposing player Alan Dillon.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Oscar MacBride is going to be taken off.  Connor Matthew is brought on from the bench.  

62' - Connor Matthew sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and David MacGuinness runs on to the ball.  David MacGuinness attempts to strike the ball into the top of the net...but Sammy Skorupski stops the shot!  

63' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Adam Flanagon is going to be taken off.  Dave Maffett is going to be brought on.  

64' - Peter Maxwell sees Connor Matthew making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Connor Matthew has strayed offside!  

67' - Ian Ekpukhon hits the ball long to Alex MacLeod.  Stephen Iloenyosi dispossesses Alex MacLeod and takes the ball.  Stephen Iloenyosi slides the ball to Connor Matthew.  Connor Matthew tries to beat Mark McCluney using his ball skills and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

69' - Connor Matthew sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, and David MacGuinness is able to take the ball.  David MacGuinness takes a shot...but the shot goes wide!

70' - Sammy Skorupski sees Aaron Iyorhe making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and Aaron Iyorhe takes the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...but Gavin Paterson gets down to stop the shot!  

73' - Gavin Paterson plays a short pass to Stephen Iloenyosi.  Stephen Iloenyosi plays a long ball to Connor Matthew.  Connor Matthew curves the ball into the box, but the ball goes over everyone.  

77' - Mark McCluney plays the ball to Alex MacLeod.  Alex MacLeod finds Sam McClelland with a long pass.  Sam McClelland spots a run from Aaron Iyorhe.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, and Aaron Iyorhe takes the ball.  Aaron Iyorhe looks to slide the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Maddox will come off.  Declan Wyburn is going to be brought on.  

78' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alex MacLeod is going to be taken off.  Sid McNabb is going to be brought on.  

79' - Peter Maxwell sees David MacGuinness making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and David MacGuinness runs on to the ball.  David MacGuinness shoots towards goal...and its in! It's a fine goal from David MacGuinness for Blackburn!  The keeper got a hand to the ball but couldn't stop the shot!

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam McClelland is going to be taken off.  Michael Donlon is going to be brought on.  

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Stephen Iloenyosi is going to be taken off.  James McTaggart is brought on from the bench.  

80' - Blackburn kick the ball off for the restart.  

85' - Gethin Price looks to hit a long range shot...but the shot is offtarget!

92' - Dave Buckley shoots from distance towards goal...but Sammy Skorupski stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Gethin Price gets to the ball first...Gethin Price looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by Sammy Skorupski!  



The match has ended Manchester City 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers.