Blackburn Rovers v Reading
Line-ups
Who started; on the bench, who came on and for how long
Blackburn Rovers3-5-25-4-1Reading
Blackburn Rovers bench
- Zurab Khizanishvili36 min
- Morten Pedersen24 min
- Matt Derbyshire13 min
Reading bench
- Brynjar Gunnarsson44 min
- Leroy Lita44 min
- Kevin Doyle26 min
Goals
4–2- 18'1–0Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers
- 22'2–0Roque Santa CruzBlackburn Rovers
- 32'3–0Tugay KerimogluBlackburn Rovers
- 80'3–1Kevin DoyleReading
- 82'4–1Benni McCarthy penBlackburn Rovers
- 90'4–2Kevin DoyleReading
Who played
| Blackburn Rovers | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Friedel | 90 | – | ||
| Christopher Samba | 90 | – | ||
| Andre Ooijer | 90 | – | ||
| Brett Emerton | 90 | – | ||
| David Bentley | 90 | – | ||
| Robbie Savage | 90 | – | ||
| Tugay Kerimoglu | 90 | 1 | – | |
| Benni McCarthy | 90 | 2 | – | |
| Roque Santa Cruz | 77 | 1 | – | |
| David Dunn | 66 | – | ||
| Stephen Warnock | 54 | – | ||
| Zurab Khizanishvili sub | 36 | – | ||
| Morten Pedersen sub | 24 | – | ||
| Matt Derbyshire sub | 13 | – |
| Reading | Min | G | A | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hahnemann | 90 | – | ||
| Graeme Murty | 90 | – | ||
| Ibrahima Sonko | 90 | – | ||
| Michael Duberry | 90 | – | ||
| Nicky Shorey | 90 | – | ||
| James Harper | 90 | – | ||
| Stephen Hunt | 90 | – | ||
| Dave Kitson | 90 | – | ||
| Emerse Fae | 64 | – | ||
| André Bikey | 46 | – | ||
| Liam Rosenior | 46 | – | ||
| Brynjar Gunnarsson sub | 44 | – | ||
| Leroy Lita sub | 44 | – | ||
| Kevin Doyle sub | 26 | 2 | – |