Blackburn Rovers(1) vs (1)Manchester City Report

Blackburn-Scott Dann
Man city- Negredo

Blackburn 1-1 Manchester Town: Petulant Boyata views red as Rovers push replay

The Tournament side arrived near to banging out their even more illustrious competitors, with Manuel Pellegrini's aspect, decreased to 10 guys, compelled to function tough to hang on to onto the pull.

Gary Bowyer's men experienced matched their Premier Little league opponents for a lot of the initial half until, right before the split, Edin Dzeko's flick-on from the corner was headed in to the back of the web by Alvaro Negredo.

The home team had been gifted an equaliser occasions after the restart, even though, who tucked the ball at night Romanian from close-range.

Blackburn pushed for successful late on, bringing at the top scorer Jordan Rhodes right before City noticed defender Dedryck Boyata delivered off, but, despite heading close,

Pellegrini promised to line of business a solid side in your competition and he held to his phrase, with regulars such as for example Fernandinho, as the Chilean called Joleon Lescott captain after dismissing reviews that the defender could depart the golf club in January.

For the hosts, City, who have been defeated in the ultimate of last season's competitors, enjoyed a lot of possession in the starting exchanges but were disappointed by their final golf ball while Rovers' first work on target came thanks to Dann's header, that was easily stored with by Pantilimon.


Blackburn were level ten minutes after the interval, nevertheless, with Pantilimon mostly culpable, Negredo acrobatically headed broad with an open objective gaping after Robinson stored from Dzeko, prior to the hosts' goalkeeper was aware of deny alternative Jesus Navas' long-range hit.

Town piled on the stress late in the overall game but to no get, and, when Boyata obtained a second yellow cards for a poorly-timed problem on DJ Campbell, cairney proceeded to go closest with a robust long-range work but Bowyer's guys had to stay for a replay.

MATCH VIEW

By Tom Marshall-Bailey

Blackburn Rovers and Manchester Town will need to do this yet again at the Etihad Stadium to advance to the next circular, But, rather than seizing the initiative in the beginning of the second half.

Dedryck Boyata was delivered off late to guarantee a grandstand finale but Town held firm because the first third-circular clash of your day ended all square within East Lancashire.

Sources from Goal.com