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July 28, 2021 4:37 PM ET
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Upcoming games for both teams

 
The next game for Blackburn will be away from home and is another friendly against Bolton Wanders, the game will take place on Saturday at Bolton's ground.

For their part, Leeds will play Fleetwood Town at their home ground on Friday. 

July 28, 2021 4:36 PM ET
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⏱ Game over

It was a draw in the city of Lancashire and none of them took the honors of the game.

Blackburn started winning and did less for the game, but their happiness did not last long, as Marcelo Bielsa's team pressed the accelerator and tied quickly.

The white team searched until the end of the match, but without success and that is something their manager should work on, because they arrive well to the last quarter, but they are not able to finish the plays well.

Blackburn will have to work hard to improve their performances and make a good role in the next season.

 

July 28, 2021 4:23 PM ET
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⏱ Min 90

It is not yet known how much time will be added, but it will not be much, since the game was run and little interrupted.

July 28, 2021 4:19 PM ET
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⏱ Min 86

We enter the final stretch of the match, the game could go either way, although as it was almost throughout the match, the ball is Leeds', looking to score the second and take the win.

July 28, 2021 4:16 PM ET
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⏱ Min 82

The match is currently stopped so that the Leeds center-back can be treated, as he was injured after an offensive play by Blackburn Rovers.

July 28, 2021 4:14 PM ET
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⚽ GOOOOOOOL

Now it was Leeds who scored from the feet of Pascal Strujik, in the 82nd minute, and Bielsa's team wanted to go long and turn the score in their favor.

July 28, 2021 4:12 PM ET
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⏱ Min 80

The game is running out of time and Leeds is still without a draw, it seems that the victory will go to the team of the red rose.

July 28, 2021 4:11 PM ET
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⏱ Min 75

The home team is still up with the goal that came from the bench, Leeds gets back into the game and looks for the equalizer at any cost.

July 28, 2021 4:09 PM ET
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⚽ GOOOOOOOOL

The scoreboard opens, the newly introduced Mcbride scores the first of the match and gives Blackburn Rovers a partial victory at home.

July 28, 2021 4:05 PM ET
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🔄 Change

The home team made several changes.

Out: Buckley, Nyambe, Pichering and Armstrong.

In: Vale, Cirino, Pike, and Mcbride.

July 28, 2021 4:03 PM ET
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⏱ Min 68

With just over 20 minutes left to play, more changes are coming, but the match looks like it will not open the scoreboard, as the teams are moving further and further away from the goal.

July 28, 2021 4:01 PM ET
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⏱ Min 65

The nil-nil scoreline persists, the idea of Brereton entering the game was a good one, but he looks very lonely in the Blackburn attack, so so far the move has been of no use to coach Tony Mowbray.

July 28, 2021 3:55 PM ET
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⏱ Min 60

The rain begins to fall in the match and the ball starts to become more difficult to dominate, the field is smoother and the teams must take advantage of this to take mid-distance shots and complicate the goalkeepers.

July 28, 2021 3:52 PM ET
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⏱ Min 58

The offensive surge of Leeds continues, it is the team that tries the most, looking for it on the wings, through the middle, with Raphinha who again got into the game, but still fails to score the first of the match.

July 28, 2021 3:49 PM ET
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⏱ Min 55

The home team wants to look more offensive, hence the entry of Brereton, who was one of the surprises in the last Copa América wearing the Chilean national team's shirt.

July 28, 2021 3:47 PM ET
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⏱ Min 52

The bench begins to move in the two teams

Blackburns:

Dolan came off to make way for Ben Brereton.

Leeds: 

Llorente comes off to make way for Ayling

July 28, 2021 3:44 PM ET
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⏱ Min 50

It is still scoreless in this match, although Leeds is trying harder, the goal can come at any time in either goal.

July 28, 2021 3:39 PM ET
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⏱ Second half begins

The second half started, the final part of this match is already being played at the Blackburn Rovers stadium.

July 28, 2021 3:36 PM ET
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⏱ First half ends

A first half where Leeds was superior, had more of the ball, made good offensive plays, but still can't find the way to the goal. They will have to improve their finishing if they want to change the history of this match.

On the other hand, Blackburn Rovers is not collectively, the little they produce is by quick plays of few touches or by individuals, so if this team wants to win the match, they will have to work hard to break the defensive lines of the team managed by Bielsa. 

 

July 28, 2021 3:21 PM ET
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⏱ Min 45

The referee did not add any more time and just after 45 minutes, the match was over.

July 28, 2021 3:18 PM ET
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⏱ Min 42

The match is stopped to attend to Rodrigo, who fell badly after jumping to dispute a ball with a rival and did not land well.

July 28, 2021 3:16 PM ET
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⏱ Min 40

The match is stopped to attend to Rodrigo, who fell badly after jumping to dispute a ball with a rival and did not land well.

July 28, 2021 3:14 PM ET
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⏱ Min 38

The last few minutes have been all Leeds, who have accelerated and have all of Blackburn pinned back in their own half. 

The visitors' goal is hot. 

July 28, 2021 3:11 PM ET
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⏱ Min 36

Raphinha shot from half distance, the ball looked like it was going to go in, but ended up being cleared by the goalkeeper, who with a changed hand, sent it to the corner.

 

July 28, 2021 3:10 PM ET
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⏱ Min 36

Very good collective play by Leeds, which ended in a corner from the left and with a chance for the tall players of the white team.

July 28, 2021 3:09 PM ET
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⏱ Min 33

Blackburn came close with their two full-backs, first Pickering crossed from the left and then Nyambe arrived on the other side to shoot awkwardly and ended up sending it into the stands.

July 28, 2021 3:07 PM ET
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⏱ Min 30

Armstrong's shot from half distance, but the ball went wide and posed no danger to the Leeds goal.

July 28, 2021 3:04 PM ET
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⏱ Min 28

Again Leeds came again, this time with very little force, but again we had attacking play in the areas.

July 28, 2021 3:01 PM ET
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⏱ Min 25

The game is very low in offensive play, the ball is disputed in the middle of the field and there is no clear dominator of the game.

July 28, 2021 2:59 PM ET
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⏱ Min 23

Blackburn found it very difficult to get dangerous attacking play on the Leeds goal, while the white team lowered the intensity and tries to play with a lot of ball rotation and opening spaces.

July 28, 2021 2:57 PM ET
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⏱ Min 20

The home team is now dominating the game and controlling the ball, but without getting close to the opponent's area.

July 28, 2021 2:55 PM ET
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⏱ Min 18

Raphinha's play on the right flank is starting to weigh heavily and that's where Leeds are loading all their play.

July 28, 2021 2:52 PM ET
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⏱ Min 16

Great chance for Leeds, from the feet of Raphinha who broke down the right and looked for Rodrigo, who shot and goalkeeper Kaminski had to do his best to clear and save his team.

July 28, 2021 2:50 PM ET
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⏱ Min 15

Leeds steal the ball, try to lower the intensity of play that Blackburn had and play through the middle.

July 28, 2021 2:49 PM ET
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⏱ Min 12

Great counter-attacking play for Leeds, which ended with Rodrigo feeding Harrison on the edge of the box, who shot, but the defense got through and managed to clear the ball and end the danger that this move, elaborated with long transitions and through the middle of the field, signified.

July 28, 2021 2:48 PM ET
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⏱ Min 10

The home team is the owner of the ball, tries to play offensively everywhere on the field and wants to score the first goal quickly.

 

July 28, 2021 2:44 PM ET
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⏱ Min 8

There was a chance for Blackburn from the set piece, with a free kick taken in three-quarters of the pitch, which travelled through the air into the Meslier goalkeeper's area and was poorly taken by the home team's striker.

July 28, 2021 2:43 PM ET
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⏱ Min 5

Now it is Bielsa's team that is trying to take possession of the ball, to start building up play with horizontal touches.

July 28, 2021 2:40 PM ET
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⏱ Min 3

The ball was dominated by the home team, who tried to play with high pressure and advanced the lines.

July 28, 2021 2:38 PM ET
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The commitment began

The ball is already moving on the Blackburn pitch and the match is underway.

July 28, 2021 2:33 PM ET
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Teams on the court

The teams are already on the field, all that is needed is for the central referee to give the order and the game begins.

July 28, 2021 2:29 PM ET
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Mixed Zone

Teams in the mixed zone, the players greet each other, they are friends and colleagues, only the order of the central referee is missing, so that they go out to the field and the match begins.

July 28, 2021 2:27 PM ET
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Match with predictable forecast

On paper, in the stats and by names in the headline, the favorite is Leeds, bookmakers are giving 1.85 times what they bet on them, while for Blackburn they give 3.50, as well as the draw.

July 28, 2021 2:24 PM ET
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All set

Everything is ready for the teams to take the field, it is expected that at any moment they will be in the mixed zone and together with the referee team, they will take the field to start today's match. 

July 28, 2021 2:20 PM ET
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Costumes

The players will go to the dressing room, change and go out to the mixed zone where the referees will give the signal for them to take the field.

July 28, 2021 2:17 PM ET
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Heating

The warm-up continues, both teams play 'little games' with the ball and begin to end the warm-up. 

July 28, 2021 2:13 PM ET
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Warm-up

The teams are about to take the field to begin their respective warm-up, first they will do it physically, then they will work with the ball.
The goalkeepers are working separately. 

July 28, 2021 2:08 PM ET
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This is how the white team is doing

July 28, 2021 2:07 PM ET
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Blackburn starter confirmed

July 28, 2021 2:05 PM ET
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Leeds Preview

Bielsa's team announces its friendly by saying that 5,000 fans will watch the match online through a platform provided by the team itself, which costs $2.99.

July 28, 2021 1:55 PM ET
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Blackburn Preview

The team of the red rose comes to the match promoting the return to its home field, also hoping to get the win and begin to take the final stretch of his preseason.

July 28, 2021 1:45 PM ET
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Previous

The teams are already living with intensity their next preseason game, where Leeds arrives as favorites and Blackburn with the need to win and break their bad streak of two consecutive defeats, the teams use social networks to live a preview with their fans.

July 28, 2021 1:38 PM ET
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July 28, 2021 4:46 AM ET
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How to watch Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United and online in USA?

If you want to watch Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United from the United States, your options are:  So far there is no known official broadcast for USA.

If you want to broadcast it directly: Streaming services and the Pirlotv.fr application.

If you want to watch it online: the best option is VAVEL US!

July 28, 2021 4:41 AM ET
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What time is the Blackburn Rovers vs Leeds United pre-season friendly match?

Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Mexico: 1:30 p.m.

Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela: 2:30 p.m.

Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina: 3:30 p.m.

Spain, Italy, France, Germany: 7:30 pm

United States: 11:30 a.m. PT / 2:30 p.m. ET

July 28, 2021 4:36 AM ET
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The fact: probability of victory

According to the figures provided by multiple betting and statistics analysis apps, the 63.1% probability of victory is for the Club led by Marcelo Bielsa.

The 18.5% odds indicate that the match would be tied.

And only 18.4% of odds dictate a possible victory for the Blackburn Rovers Club. 

July 28, 2021 4:31 AM ET
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Leeds featured player

Leeds United's standout for this occasion is Bamford, who is 27 years old and plays as a striker, already has 319 games played and a total of 115 goals in his career.

He has played for Chelsea (including lower divisions), Crystal Palace and Middlesbrough.

*These figures include minor divisions. 

July 28, 2021 4:26 AM ET
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Blackburn key player

Today's highlight will be Armstrong, who plays as a forward and is 24 years old, already has 306 games on his record and scored 110 goals in his career, 14 of which were penalty kicks.

*These figures include minor divisions.

July 28, 2021 4:21 AM ET
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The starting line-up expected to be used by coach Bielsa

As the saying goes, a winning team doesn't change, so it is expected that the 11 that won the last game for Leeds will be the same team that takes the field at Blackburn.

CAPRILE 
DRAMEH
MCCARRON
JENKINS
CRESSWELL
KENNEH
SUMERVILLE
MCKINSTRY
GELHARDT
GREENWOOD
MILLER
 

July 28, 2021 4:16 AM ET
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Possible formation of the Blackburn Rovers team

This was the 11 that formed in the last match played by the Blackburn team, the same formation that is expected to be used to face Leeds:

KAMINSKI
NYAMBE
LENIHAN
AYALA
PICKKERING
DAVENPORT
BUCKLEY
ROTHWELL
CHAPMAN
BUTTERWORTH
ARMSTRONG

July 28, 2021 4:11 AM ET
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The teams are on a winning streak

Of Blackburn Rovers' last 5 matches, the red rose team won 2, drew 1 and lost 2.

On the other side, everything is rosy, since out of the last 5 matches of Leeds, Marcelo Bielsa's team won all 5 games.

And to place ourselves in the match between the two, of the last 5 matches of the two teams that will take the field tomorrow at Blackburn, Leeds won four (three of them in a row) and Blackburn 1.

July 28, 2021 4:06 AM ET
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Ample history and with an advantage for the 'whites

Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United have met 102 times, with the team in pink winning on 32 occasions, 23 draws and a total of 47 wins for Leeds.

The tournament where they met the most times was the Premier League with a total of 50 matches and where Leeds also has the advantage in the history.

Blackburn scored 136 times and Leeds scored 159 times.

July 28, 2021 4:01 AM ET
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Leeds and its preparation for the 21/22 Premier League season

Leeds United has only played one pre-season match and won it 2-3 against Guiseley, which participates in the Conference North, the sixth most important soccer league in the English country.

It was a match full of goals, with a lot of dynamism, back and forth play and too much rose in the middle of the field, as we are used to in soccer from the northern European island. 

July 28, 2021 3:56 AM ET
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Blackburn Rovers, one win and one loss in their first two preseason friendlies

The Lancashire team has just played three friendly matches, which will serve as preparation for the upcoming season. 

The first game was won by the minimum difference against Fylde, a team of the English second division.

The second game was lost by a score of 1-0 against Everton, which plays in the Premier League. 

And their third friendly match was lost by 2-0 against Bradford, a team of the fourth division of English soccer. 

So, the team that will play at home in this very attractive match against Leeds is not in a good level.

 

July 28, 2021 3:51 AM ET
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This great pre-season game will be played at Ewood Park Stadium in Lancashire - Blackburn.

Ewood Park is a soccer stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire, where Blackburn Rovers play their home games. The stadium, which opened in 1890, has a capacity of 31,367.

The stadium hosted three matches of the 2005 UEFA Women's Championship; two matches of the England national soccer team in the group stage, and the final.


Record attendance: 62,522 Bolton Wanderers, March 2, 1929

July 28, 2021 3:46 AM ET
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Start of transmission

My name is Andrés Mesa and with the greatest of pleasure I will be your host for this match between Blackburn vs Leeds, valid for a pre-season friendly. We will provide you with pre-match analysis on VAVEL.
 

July 28, 2021 3:41 AM ET