Burnley vs Blackburn Rovers, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Burnley

16': Andre Gray (P)

FT
1 - 0

Blackburn Rovers

Win over rivals takes Burnley back to summit

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Offside, Burnley. Sam Vokes tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
5': Attempt blocked. Joey Barton (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
5': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
6': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
6': Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Attempt blocked. Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
7': Attempt blocked. Joey Barton (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Gray.
9': Attempt saved. George Boyd (Burnley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephen Ward with a cross.
10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
11': Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
11': Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
13': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers).
13': Joey Barton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Penalty Burnley. George Boyd draws a foul in the penalty area.
15': Penalty conceded by Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
16': Goal! Burnley 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Andre Gray (Burnley) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
17': Offside, Burnley. Joey Barton tries a through ball, but Sam Vokes is caught offside.
19': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Scott Arfield.
20': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by George Boyd.
21': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
21': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt saved. Ben Mee (Burnley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andre Gray.
24': Foul by Scott Arfield (Burnley).
24': Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Hope Akpan.
27': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Shane Duffy.
28': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
28': Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
29': Attempt missed. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Elliott Bennett with a cross following a corner.
32': Attempt blocked. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
32': Foul by Matt Grimes (Blackburn Rovers).
32': Sam Vokes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by David Jones (Burnley).
35': Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt saved. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Shane Duffy with a headed pass.
36': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Heaton.
37': Attempt saved. Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
38': Ben Mee (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers).
41': Foul by Andre Gray (Burnley).
41': Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Stephen Ward (Burnley).
44': Corner, Burnley. Conceded by Grant Hanley.
45'+1': Foul by Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers).
45'+1': George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Burnley 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
0': Match ends, Burnley 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
45': Second Half begins Burnley 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
48': Attempt blocked. Danny Graham (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Duffy.
49': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
49': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
50': Attempt missed. Shane Duffy (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes following a set piece situation.
51': Foul by Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers).
51': Joey Barton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Darragh Lenihan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Delay in match Michael Keane (Burnley) because of an injury.
54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
58': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Ward.
59': Foul by Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers).
59': Sam Vokes (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Substitution, Burnley. Fredrik Ulvestad replaces David Jones because of an injury.
61': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Shane Duffy tries a through ball, but Elliott Bennett is caught offside.
62': Foul by Scott Arfield (Burnley).
62': Thomas Spurr (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tony Watt replaces Matt Grimes.
63': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
63': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Gómez.
66': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66': Foul by Scott Arfield (Burnley).
67': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
67': Attempt saved. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
68': Attempt missed. Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Arfield.
68': Attempt saved. Andre Gray (Burnley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fredrik Ulvestad.
68': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
68': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
70': Foul by Hope Akpan (Blackburn Rovers).
70': Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Shane Duffy.
73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Matthew Lowton.
74': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
74': Attempt blocked. Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Grant Hanley.
75': Substitution, Burnley. Rouwen Hennings replaces Andre Gray.
76': Foul by Joey Barton (Burnley).
76': Jordi Gómez (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77': Attempt missed. Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Graham.
79': Delay in match Tony Watt (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
83': George Boyd (Burnley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt missed. Michael Keane (Burnley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Arfield.
84': Foul by Michael Keane (Burnley).
84': Grant Hanley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Chris Brown replaces Hope Akpan.
86': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
88': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
88': Scott Arfield (Burnley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Foul by Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+1': Matthew Lowton (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Elliott Bennett (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Foul by George Boyd (Burnley).
90'+2': Thomas Spurr (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Tony Watt (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
90'+2': Fredrik Ulvestad (Burnley) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bennett.
90'+3': Foul by Tony Watt (Blackburn Rovers).
90'+3': Rouwen Hennings (Burnley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by Matthew Lowton (Burnley).
90'+4': Tony Watt (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Burnley 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

Statistics

BLK		BUR
14	Fouls	17
4	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
8	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
53.4	Possession	46.6
15	SHOTS	8
3	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
219	Accurate Passes	193
375	Passes	331
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	2
26	Crosses	13
0.1	Cross %	0.2
95	Long Balls	101
36	Accurate Long Balls	26
0.4	Long Balls %	0.3
5	Blocked Shots	2
13	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	9
0.8	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
10	Effective Clearances	32
17	Clearances	38

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Turf Moor
Location: Burnley, England
Attendance: 20,478

Line-Ups

Burnley (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Tom Heaton (GK)
6	Ben Mee
5	Michael Keane
23	Stephen Ward
2	Matthew Lowton
13	Joey Barton
14	David Jones
37	Scott Arfield
21	George Boyd
7	Andre Gray
9	Sam Vokes

Burnley Substitutes:

James Tarkowski, Paul Robinson, Matthew Taylor, Tendayi Darikwa, Rouwen Hennings, Fredrik Ulvestad, Michael Kightly.

Blackburn Rovers (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
30	Jason Steele (GK)
5	Grant Hanley
22	Shane Duffy
3	Thomas Spurr
10	Ben Marshall
21	Hope Akpan
26	Darragh Lenihan
16	Matt Grimes
14	Jordi Gómez
12	Danny Graham
31	Elliott Bennett

Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:

Craig Conway, Chris Brown, Elliott Ward, Adam Henley, Simeon Jackson, David Raya, Tony Watt.

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