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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
Team1H2HT
AVL044
BLK011

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').

What it means

  • Blackburn has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Blackburn13th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-1-4-1)
  1. 1Paul RobinsonG
  2. 2Ryan NelsenCD-L
  3. 3Grant HanleyCD-R
  4. 4Martin OlssonLB
  5. 5Míchel SalgadoRB
  6. 6Keith AndrewsCM-L
  7. 7Jermaine JonesCM-R
  8. 8Vince GrellaRCM
  9. 9Morten PedersenLM
  10. 10Brett EmertonRM
  11. 11Roque Santa CruzF
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-5-1)
  1. 1Brad FriedelG
  2. 2Ciaran ClarkCD-L
  3. 3Richard DunneCD-R
  4. 4Nathan BakerLB
  5. 5Kyle WalkerRB
  6. 6Robert PiresCM-L
  7. 7Nigel Reo-CokerCM-R
  8. 8Ashley YoungAM
  9. 9Stewart DowningLM
  10. 10Marc AlbrightonRM
  11. 11Darren BentF

Head to head

BLK leads series 3-2
Last meeting: Blackburn 1, Aston Villa 0 (May 9)

Last 5

BLK
  • Tvs NEW0-0
  • L@ WGA3-4
  • Lvs TOT0-1
  • L@ AVL1-3
  • Wvs WBA2-0
AVL
  • T@ BLP1-1
  • Tvs FUL2-2
  • L@ MAN1-3
  • Wvs BLK3-1
  • W@ WGA2-1

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 34,309
Officials
M Atkinson (Referee), Martin Atkinson (Referee), M Atkinson (Referee)

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Season seriesBLK leads series 3-2

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