A LOOK at the key moments and figures from Rovers win over Manchester City.
ROVERS:
FRIEDEL: Made a crucial first half stop from Shaun Wright-Phillips when the game was goalless...7 CURTIS: Caught out by the pace of Huckerby on a couple of occasions but generally solid...6 *TAYLOR: Cool and composed under pressure as City posed problems on the break...7 JOHANSSON: What a way to open your Ewood goal-account! It was a stunning finish worthy of winning any game...7 TUGAY: Neat and tidy in midfield without ever hitting top form...7 DUNN: Not one of his better games but nearly scored with a couple of long range efforts...7 JOHNSON: Capped a hard-working display with a well-taken goal...7 GILLESPIE: Got through plenty of work down the right but looks more effective as an out-and-out winger...6 DUFF: Looked inventive in possession but starved of quality service down the left...6 HUGHES: Rarely looked like opening his account for the season...6 HIGNETT: Didn't really impose himself on proceedings as he would have liked before limping off with an injury...6 SUBS:
OSTENSTAD (for Hignett, 62)...7
MAHON (for Dunn, 78)...6
NOT USED: Dunning, Greer, Kelly OPPOSITE CAMP: NASH: Clitheroe's finest...7
PEARCE: Lasted two minutes.
WIEKENS: Skinned for the opener...6
HORLOCK: Busy down the left...6
HUCKERBY: Always a threat with his pace...7
NEGOUAI: Who's a silly boy?...5
BERKOVIC: Still got it...7
DUNNE: Not much of an athlete...6
METTOMO: A strong competitor...7
WRIGHT-PHILLIPS: Looked bright in flashes...6
BENARBIA: Always inventive...7
SUBS:
GRANVILLE (for Pearce, 4)...6
RITCHIE (for Berkovic, 66)...6
TOURE (for Benarbia, 78)...5
NOT USED: Killen, Weaver STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 12 City 12
Shots on target: Rovers 6 City 6
Woodwork: Rovers 0 City 0
Offsides: Rovers 3 City 2
Corners: Rovers 3 City 2
Free kicks: Rovers 10 City 14 REFEREE: Uriah Rennie (Sheffield)...6 Attendance: 17,907 YELLOW CARDS - Rovers: Tugay (foul); City: Negouai (foul), Benarbia (foul), Huckerby (dissent)
RED CARD - City: Negouai (foul) TIME FOR ACTION: 10Kevin Horlock lets fly from the left-hand side of the box but his shot fizzes wide
25Brad Friedel saves Rovers' bacon with a point-blank stop to deny Wright-Phillips after another flowing City move
26Christian Negouai sees red after a foul on Tugay
28David Dunn unleashes a 20 yard piledriver which Nash palms to safety
31Dunn pulls the trigger again but this time his shot flies wide
39Ali Benarbia fires wide after the Rovers defence is cut open again
45Goal! Nils-Eric Johansson opens his Ewood goal-account with a thunderous left-footer
68Rovers are cut open by more clever prompting from Berkovic but Kevin Horlock's shot is blocked
67Nash spares City sub Paul Ritchie's blushes with a spectacular stop to prevent an own goal
90Damien Johnson wraps things up with Rovers' second of the night
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