- Emerton (2), Dickov (18), Pedersen (59), Bellamy (90)
- Hughes (36)
- Date:2005-11-05
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Ewood Park
- Attendance:17691
- Referee:Dowd, P
Live Commentary
91mins
Blackburn run out deserved victors after a super-show against a dissapointing Charlton side.
89mins
Bellamy tops off a cracking afternoon for Rovers with a great finish from the edge of the area after a flick on from Kuqi
85mins
Blackburn still look hungry for more goals as they pile the pressure on a beleagured Charlton outfit.
83mins
Charlton win a corner which is whipped into the box by Hughes, met by the head of Hermann Hreidarsson, whose effort goes just over the Rovers bar.
82mins
Charlton make their final change replacing Darren Ambrose with former Arsenal trainee Jerome Thomas
81mins
Kuqi immediately looks to make an impression winning a throw-in for Mark Hughes side.
80mins
Paul Dickov goes off to a standing ovation from the Rovers faithful to be replaced by former Sheffield Utd man Shefki Kuqi
78mins
Paul Dickov, in typical tenacious style, runs half the length of the pitch to break up a Charlton attack with an excellent sliding challenge on Jay Bothroyd.
77mins
Wild effort from Rovers Irish midfielder Stephen Reid which actually hits row z in the stands.
75mins
Deep ball into the Rovers area met by Bothroyd who pulls another excellent save out of American shot-stopper Brad Friedel after a strike from six yards out
74mins
Bentley chips the ball forward looking for Bellamy, but the Welshman is once again flagged offside.
72mins
Dennis Rommedahl replaced by Talal El Karkouri for Charlton
70mins
David Bentley comes on to replace Rovers skipper Andy Todd
67mins
Corner met by Hermann Hreidarsson whose superb header is brilliantly stopped by Brad Friedel
66mins
Bothroyd has an immediate impact winning a corner for Charlton against his former employers.
65mins
Danny Murphy replaced by Bothroyd for Charlton
64mins
Pederson chips the ball over Perry's head to an on-rushing Bellamy, but Hermann Hreidarsson steals in to put the ball out for a throw in.
63mins
Emerton nips in behind the Charlton defence and dinks a ball into the Charlton area which is cleared at the last by Luke Young
60mins
Charlton win a free kick in a promising position which Murphy steps up to strike. Ball sails about a foot over the crossbar as the addicks misery continues.
59mins
Blackburn dominating the game with Charlton looking dead and buried. Rejuvenated Turkish midfielder Tugay controlling things in the middle of the park for Blackburn
57mins
Excellent strike from Norwegian winger Morten Gamst Pederson from the right hand side of the Charlton area giving Anderson no chance.
54mins
Charton free kick on the right hand side in a dangerous position taken by Danny Murphy sails towards the Blackburn goal and is tipped over for a corner by Friedel
52mins
Lucas Neill volleys over the Charlton bar after good work from Pederson
50mins
Pederson wins a free kick in a central position about 35 yards out from the Charlton goal. Pederson takes the set play but strikes a resolute Charlton wall
48mins
Rommedahl unceremoniously brings down Australian defender Lucas Neill. Free kick is taken by Tugay, resulting in open play.
47mins
Blackburn pressure continues, with Mark Hughes' men winnning three corners in quick succession.
46mins
Neither side make any changes. Blackburn kick-off the second half and push forward straight away, Bellamy breaks forward and there are calls for a penalty as there is suspicion of handball over Hermann Hreidarsson clearance.
45mins
Blackburn bossed the opening stages with Emerton and Tugay impressing. Mark Hughes' men deserved their advantage but Charlton grew in confidence following Bryan Hughes strike in the latter staghes of the half.
44mins
Emerton gets the better of Charlton full back Kishishev, but his cross shot is cleared convincingly by Hermann Hreidarsson
43mins
Bellamy once again caught narrowly offside after looping ball over the top of the Charlton defence from Lucas Neill
41mins
Blackburn win a corner. Outswinging effort from Gamst Pedrson headed away by the influential Bent.
40mins
Charlton growing in confidence as Blackburn increasingly look to be suffering from the loss of defender Michael Gray.
38mins
Charlton back in the game after great work by Bent down the right. The England forwards ball into the box is met by midfielder Bryan Hughes who gleefully stabbed home from two yards out.
36mins
Rommedahl effort from the right whizzes harmlessly out of play
34mins
Lucas Neill hits the side netting with an effort from the right hand side of the box after good work from Mokoena
32mins
On loan midfielder Spector cracks in another effort on the Blackburn goal as Charlton desperately look for a way back into the game
30mins
Rommedahl whips in a high cross into the box which Friedel comes for and collects. Goal kick lands at the feet of Murphy , who feeds Bent who strikes a fine effort drawing an impressive stop from Friedel.
28mins
Chris Perry with a crude challenge on Morten Gamst Pedersen, the former Tottenham man escapes without a booking, but Blackburn receive the free kick.
27mins
Michael Gray injured and is replaced by South African defender Aaron Mokoena
26mins
Rommedahl set free down the right by Kishishev, Zurab Khizanishvili slides in to stop the cross and Charlton win a corner. Resulting effort from Danny Murphy is collected with ease by Brad Friedel
24mins
Bellamy wins a free kick for Blackburn. Taken by Neill and results in open play.
22mins
Blackburn's dominance continues as Bellamy is caught narrowly off-side when through on goal.
20mins
Tugay continues to impress for Mark Hughes side. The Turkish midfielder picked the ball up in acres of space and drove in a piledriver which whistled only just over the bar.
18mins
Lucas Neill picks the ball up on the right before sending in a magnificent cross which nippy Scottish forward Paul Dickov rises to head past a helpless Stephan Andersen
16mins
Emerton threatens to get on the scoresheet again with a superb dipping volley after a cross into the box from Tugay.
13mins
Danny Murphy and Tugay fighting it out in the middle of the park, but the Turkish midfielder is proving the more dominant at the moment.
10mins
Welsh forward Craig Bellamy picks the ball up after excellent work from Turkish midfielder Tugay. The diminuative forward struck a fine effort from around 30 yards out to the left which flew just wide of Anderson's right hand post.
7mins
Charlton starting to fight back, speedy Danish winger Dennis Rommedahl cracks in a fine effort which Brad Fieldel manages to parrie away down to his left.
5mins
Blackburn continue to pile the pressure on a shellshocked Charlton. Gamst Pederson wins a corner for Charlton and takes the resulting set play, but Anderson collects.
3mins
Emerton picks the ball up on the right hand side of the Charlton box before drilling in a superb effort into the top corner of the net.
1mins
Blackburn immediately push Charlton on to the back foot.
Match Preview
Charlton Athletic will attempt to extend their 100 per cent away record at Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Alan Curbishley's Addicks have made an impressive start to the campaign and have already established their credentials as contenders for a European place.
Unusually, their success has been based almost entirely on their form on the road, with 15 of their 19 points having being won away from The Valley.
Charlton also enjoyed a surprise away triumph in the Carling Cup, beating Chelsea on penalties after a hard-fought 1-1 draw.
However, their struggles at home were highlighted last weekend when they slumped to a 1-0 defeat in a dismal encounter against Bolton Wanderers.
Leading scorer Darren Bent - seven goals in nine games - should return after missing the Bolton defeat with a virus, but Shaun Bartlett, Gonzalo Sorondo and Jason Euell are all expected to miss out.
Blackburn also have a striker in excellent form - Wales international Craig Bellamy.
The pacey 26-year-old has been plagued by injuries since his £5million summer move from Newcastle United, but has still managed to net three times in six games.
Two of those goals came in last weekend's 4-2 defeat at Chelsea and Bellamy is confident of taking that form into the clash with the Addicks, who he believes are far from unbeatable.
"They are doing very well but I'm not caught up in all this beating Chelsea (in the Carling Cup) business," he told the Evening Telegraph.
"They were very fortunate to hold out. Nine times out of ten Chelsea would have gone through in that game and don't forget they went through on penalties, so I'm not under this illusion that they went and beat Chelsea.
"I think Charlton are more in our league and we are fighting for the same goal as them, which is to try and get into Europe and to try and do the best we can. So it's not going to be daunting for us."
The defeat at Stamford Bridge left Blackburn in 12th spot in the table, but they have an impressive home record with Newcastle United the only one of five visitors to leave Ewood Park with maximum points.
Ryan Nelsen, Dominic Matteo, David Thompson and Vratislav Gresko are all likely to miss the game because of injury.
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Match Report
Charlton's impressive away record came to an abrupt end as Blackburn continued their excellent home form under the watchful gaze of England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Rampant Rovers, led by the inspirational Tugay, were just too hot for Charlton and goals from Brett Emerton, Paul Dickov, Morten Gamst Pedersen and Craig Bellamy proved decisive.
Home boss Mark Hughes made two changes to the side that put in a gallant performance at Chelsea a week earlier. Robbie Savage, who picked up a leg injury in the game against the champions, was replaced by Steven Reid, whilst Dickov partnered Bellamy in attack, with Shefki Kuqi dropping to the bench.
Alan Curbishley also brought in two new faces to the side that lost at home to Bolton. In-form striker Darren Bent returned from flu in place of former Rover Jay Bothroyd, while Bryan Hughes came in for Alexei Smertin.
And in this Guy Fawkes Day fixture, Rovers certainly started with a bang.
With less than two minutes on the clock, referee Phil Dowd waved his arms to signal play on as Rovers appealed for a handball and just seconds later Charlton goalkeeper Stephan Andersen decided to follow Dowd's example. Unfortunately for the Dane he was left red-faced as Emerton's 20-yard drive flew into the top corner.
On a cold afternoon in East Lancashire, Dennis Rommedahl warmed the gloves of Brad Friedel from 20 yards, but it was Rovers who looked the more threatening.
On 17 minutes, and after some good work down the right by Bellamy, Emerton, who appeared to have gunpowder in his boots, unleashed a 25-yard rocket that would have found the top corner had it not been for a slight deflection.
But from the resulting corner, the home side did double their lead. Lucas Neill crossed for Dickov, and after eluding the offside trap, the Scottish international headed past the outstretched arm of Andersen.
Having dominated for the opening half hour, Rovers were dealt a cruel blow when Michael Gray limped off to be replaced by Aaron Mokoena. Hughes was forced to reshuffle his pack and with the resulting loss of momentum, Charlton were able to get back into the game.
After 33 minutes, the unmarked Jonathan Spector ought to have done better just yards in front of Friedel's goal, but less than three minutes later the visitors pulled a goal back.
Bent played a wicked ball across the face of goal and after Darren Ambrose failed to connect, Hughes was on hand to smuggle the ball in at the back post.
When the players returned after the break Rovers came flying out of the trap like they had at the start of the first half.
Less than a minute in, Bellamy broke down the left and as he looked to cross, the ball appeared to strike Hermann Hreidarsson's arm, but a hesitant referee chose to ignore the strong appeal.
But the home fans did not have to wait long for Rovers to restore their two-goal cushion, as, after 59 minutes, Reid played the ball in from the right and Pedersen's sweetly-struck half-volley found the bottom corner.
Friedel had to be at his absolute best to keep out a Hreidarsson header from point-blank range and Bothroyd in a one-on-one, but it was Rovers who closed out the game.
As the game entered injury-time substitute Kuqi flicked a long ball into the path of Bellamy, and the Welshman made no mistake from close range.
There was little for Mr Eriksson to get excited about from Charlton's performance and the Swede surely left Ewood Park wishing the magical Tugay was English.
Blackburn Rovers Team
Charlton Athletic Team
Blackburn Rovers | Charlton Athletic |
Corners
| 7 | 9 |
Fouls
| 9 | 15 |
Goal attempts
| 9 | 10 |
Shots off target
| 6 | 1 |
Offsides
| 3 | 3 |
86mins
Charlton win a corner after a swift counter attack. Corner taken by Thomas, good delivery but the ball is cleared away to safety as the Charlton attackers fail to capitalise