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Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall · Carabao Cup

Blackburn Rovers beat Walsall 4-3 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Blackburn Rovers and Walsall met in the Carabao Cup at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Tuesday, 8 August 2023.

Goalscorers

Blackburn Rovers: Z. Gilsenan 21'; N. Ennis 40'; J. Garrett 50'; J. Buckley 67'. Walsall: O. McEntee 19'; R. Tierney 37'; R. Maher 84'.

How the match went

The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Blackburn Rovers, 1 for Walsall).

Line-ups

Blackburn Rovers started in a 4-3-3: Joe Hilton, Callum Brittain, Sam Barnes, Scott Wharton, Jake Thomas Batty, Jake Garrett, Adam Wharton, John Buckley, Ryan Hedges, Niall Ennis, Zak Gilsenan.

Walsall started in a 4-5-1: Jackson Smith, Joe Foulkes, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Taylor Allen, Ryan Stirk, Joe Riley, Brandon Comley, Ross Tierney, Chris Hussey, Douglas James-Taylor.

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Minute by minute

  1. 19'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Walsall. O. McEntee (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Tierney.
  2. 21'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Walsall. Z. Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Hedges.
  3. 37'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Walsall. R. Tierney (Walsall) scores, assisted by J. Foulkes.
  4. 40'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Walsall. N. Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Hedges.
  5. 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Walsall.
  6. 50'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Walsall. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Buckley.
  7. 67'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Walsall. J. Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by Z. Gilsenan.
  8. 84'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall. R. Maher (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Oteh.
  9. 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Blackburn Rovers vs Walsall.
  2. 19'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 0-1 Walsall. O. McEntee (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Tierney.
  3. 21'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Walsall. Z. Gilsenan (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Hedges.
  4. 26'Attempt saved. N. Ennis (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
  5. 32'Attempt saved. R. Hedges (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  6. 37'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Walsall. R. Tierney (Walsall) scores, assisted by J. Foulkes.
  7. 40'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Walsall. N. Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by R. Hedges.
  8. 41'Attempt blocked. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 43'Attempt blocked. D. James-Taylor (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  10. 43'Attempt blocked. T. Allen (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  11. 43'Attempt blocked. R. Tierney (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  12. 45'Attempt blocked. C. Brittain (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  14. 45'Half-time. Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Walsall.
  15. 46'The second half is under way.
  16. 50'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3-2 Walsall. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Buckley.
  17. 53'Attempt saved. T. Allen (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  18. 54'Attempt saved. R. Stirk (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  19. 56'Attempt missed. R. Tierney (Walsall), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.02.
  20. 58'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: D. Hyam comes on for S. Barnes.
  21. 58'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Pickering comes on for J. T. Batty.
  22. 61'Attempt missed. N. Ennis (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  23. 67'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Walsall. J. Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) scores, assisted by Z. Gilsenan.
  24. 68'Substitution, Walsall: D. Johnson comes on for D. James-Taylor.
  25. 68'Substitution, Walsall: A. Oteh comes on for C. Hussey.
  26. 70'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: H. Leonard comes on for N. Ennis.
  27. 71'Attempt saved. R. Tierney (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  28. 72'Attempt missed. D. Johnson (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  29. 74'Substitution, Walsall: I. Hutchinson comes on for R. Tierney.
  30. 76'Attempt missed. J. Garrett (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  31. 77'Substitution, Walsall: R. Maher comes on for J. Riley.
  32. 81'Yellow card for D. Johnson (Walsall) for argument.
  33. 83'Attempt missed. A. Oteh (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  34. 84'Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall. R. Maher (Walsall) scores, assisted by A. Oteh.
  35. 87'Attempt blocked. H. Leonard (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  36. 88'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: D. Markanday comes on for Z. Gilsenan.
  37. 88'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: S. Tronstad comes on for A. Wharton.
  38. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+4'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 90+7'Attempt saved. R. Hedges (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  41. 90+9'Attempt blocked. D. Markanday (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  42. 90'Full-time. Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Walsall.
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