Aston Villa vs Blackburn Rovers
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| 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'
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'
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 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'
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'
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.
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