Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers

Championship

Aston Villa

8-9-11

4-1

Final

Blackburn

9-5-14

Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BLK

59%Possession41%

22Shots5

9On target2

10Corners2

1Saves6

5Fouls12

Team	1H	2H	T
AVL	0	4	4
BLK	0	1	1

Who won: Aston Villa 4-1

Aston Villa beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Ashley Young (49' pen, 82'), Grant Hanley (own goal) (62') and Stewart Downing (64'). Goals for Blackburn: Nikola Kalinic (81').

Play by play

Match ends, Aston Villa 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.
Second Half ends, Aston Villa 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.
90'
Attempt blocked. Stewart Downing (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stilian Petrov.
90'
Second yellow card to Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers) for a bad foul.
90'
Free kick won
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'
Foul by Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers).
88'
Attempt missed. Emile Heskey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross.
87'
Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
86'
Foul by Steven N'Zonzi (Blackburn Rovers).
84'
Attempt missed. Nikola Kalinic (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
83'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Emile Heskey forward replaces Darren Bent.
82'
Goal! Aston Villa 4, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stewart Downing.
81'
Goal! Aston Villa 3, Blackburn Rovers 1. Nikola Kalinic (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Brett Emerton.
79'
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Steven N'Zonzi midfielder replaces Keith Andrews.
76'
Substitution, Aston Villa. Stilian Petrov midfielder replaces Robert Pires.
72'
Attempt missed. Ashley Young (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
72'
Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Delph.
70'
Foul by Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa).
70'
Free kick won
Brett Emerton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69'
Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nigel Reo-Coker.
67'
Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).
67'
Free kick won
Nikola Kalinic (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66'
Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Jermaine Jones tries a through ball, but Nikola Kalinic is caught offside.
64'
Ryan Nelsen (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
64'
Goal! Aston Villa 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Stewart Downing (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashley Young with a through ball following a fast break.