MATCHDAY LIVE: Wanderers 1 Blackburn Rovers 0
Updated 10:03pm Tuesday 5th March 2013 in Sport By Marc Iles
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9:50pm
GOAL EAGLES!!"!!
9:48pm
Three mins added time.
9:33pm
Craig Davies on for Kevin Davies
9:28pm
Eagles on for Pratley
9:25pm
Ref could never be accused of showing home bias tonight...
9:21pm
Pushed away by Kean.
9:21pm
Alonso to take
9:20pm
Chances here. Free kick on edge of the box. Foul by Hanley gets him a yellow card.
9:19pm
Freedman must be thinking about a change. Eagles? Sordell? Craig Davies?
9:14pm
Pratley shot just wide after Blackburn failed to clear their lines. Great work from Davies to close down in the corner and keep pressure on.
9:08pm
Henley header tipped on to and over the bar by Lonergan
9:06pm
Underway again, and more nip and tuck stuff. Ricketts sends a dangerous cross in, and no-one gets a touch.
9:00pm
Nice appearance on the pitch from Fabrice Muamba. Miracle man is still smiling!
8:58pm
32% possession? Seriously #BWFC fans is this right? This how you read it? @MarcIles @x_bexy23_x @AntMac32v1
— @Angles2 05 March 2013
8:46pm
Ref blows for half time. Even game so far - best two chances coming in the final few mins.
8:45pm
Only one minute added time, which seems strange.
8:43pm
Clattering challenge by Lowe on Medo - earns him the night's first yellow.
8:42pm
Alonso's cross. Davies got up well but headed wide. Probably Wanderers' best chance of the half, coming moments after Blackburn's.
8:40pm
Drilled to near post by Pedersen - Hanley got a touch at the near post and it whistled over the bar. Close.
8:40pm
Another free kick in a good position for Rovers
8:30pm
Call for a penalty after David Ngog raced the length of the pitch - I thought it was a decent challenge by Dann, to be fair.
8:28pm
Nearly half an hour gone now and it's tense stuff. Wanderers have perhaps shaded it, but no real goalscoring chances at either end.
8:25pm
Davies and Ngog making their presence known up front, but nothing has really fallen for them so far.
8:21pm
Fans singing "Dawson, Dawson, Dawson" before the corner taken.
8:21pm
Pratley's cross-shot has Kean scurrying to his near post to make a save.
8:18pm
Wanderers have settled into this now and have had most of the possession this last five mins.
8:14pm
Chungy's cross-shot lands on the roof of the net. Looked like Kean had it covered.
8:12pm
Ref has already given a couple of questionable ones...
8:11pm
Ball drops to Marcos Alonso on the edge of the box - his dipping shot clears the bar.
8:08pm
Medo on a last warning. Two fouls after seven mins.
8:06pm
Campbell flashes the ball straight across goal. One touch and it would have been a goal.
8:05pm
Quick break from Wanderers - Pratley flies down the left and crosses for Ngog. His shot drifts wide.
8:04pm
Medo clatters into his first challenge. Free kick in a dangerous area. Alonso defends Pedersen's inswinger
8:01pm
Zat Knight flicks on for Darren Pratley, whose volley from the edge of the box goes just over the bar.
8:00pm
7:59pm
The last of Kevin Davies's six goals this season came against Blackburn in November.
7:56pm
Teams out on the pitch now.
7:54pm
Five minutes to kick off now and the atmosphere certainly improving.
7:45pm
Lots being said about a big crowd today - not too many signs of it so far.
7:41pm
Last time Wanderers won four in a row was in 2006 - and they also won five in a row that season too, culminating in a victory over Blackburn.
7:35pm
@MarcIles don't really get it. Why change a winning side? Just hope to God it works out.
— @Monkbythesea 05 March 2013
7:25pm
Medo Kamara smirked at me when I asked if he would be happy to come into the heat of a Lancashire derby.... me forgetting that he played in a Partizan v Red Star game in Belgrade.
7:24pm
@MarcIles Crackers!. C davies should be starting every game now.
— @icedgraphics 05 March 2013
7:24pm
@MarcIles KD starting feels defensive.
— @andymac011171 05 March 2013
7:24pm
@MarcIles i think freeman has gone for more physical team. 2-1 win i think ngog then c davies off bench
— @Corrzy21 05 March 2013
7:23pm
But a big chance tonight for Kevin Davies. He's had four games on the bench, so will be itching to go.
7:22pm
Freedman does seem to like to play certain players against their former clubs - Mears, Eagles, Craig Davies, Sordell, Kevin Davies.
7:21pm
@MarcIles don’t understand why we would recall Kevin Davies; we’ve proved we are a better team without him. Good luck to Lonergan and Medo.
— @asimms37 05 March 2013
7:21pm
@MarcIles can't remember a game where ngog and kev Davies have started together and we've played well, don't play well together IMO
— @jack_crosland 05 March 2013
7:21pm
@MarcIles brave hearts needed tonight SKD always up for it against rovers, medo played well on sat
— @Macca1512 05 March 2013
7:20pm
@MarcIles df obviously gone for brawn and beefed up the spine . Flair off the bench if needed later on . 2-1 to the whites for me !!
— @kidsbargains 05 March 2013
7:20pm
What do you guys think? Tweet me @MarcIles or leave a comment in the box below.
7:19pm
Bogdan had been warming up on the pitch before the game but has clearly failed his fitness test. Jay Lynch on the bench, so is Sammi Odelusi.
7:16pm
Eagles, Craig Davies and (the injured) Bogdan out.
7:16pm
So that's Medo in for his first start, Lonergan in for his first league start and Kevin Davies back against his old club.
7:11pm
Blackburn: Kean, Lowe, Campbell, Rhodes, Pedersen, Mc Olsson, Dann, Henley, Hanley, Stewart, Jones
Subs: Sandomierski, Orr, Givet, Best, Gomes, Rekik, Bentley
7:09pm
BWFC: Lonergan, Ricketts, Dawson, Knight, Alonso, Spearing, Pratley, Kamara, Chung-Yong, Ngog, K Davies
Subs: Lynch, Wheater, Eagles, Holden, Sordell, C Davies, Odelusi
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