Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 February 2010

Result

Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Sunday 28 February 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Liverpool defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 February 2010. The half-time score was 2-1.

Steven Gerrard opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Steven Gerrard (20') and Fernando Torres (44'). Blackburn Rovers scored through Keith Andrews (40', penalty).

Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 6th on 45 points from 27 and Blackburn Rovers 12th on 34 points from 27. Liverpool went on to finish that season 7th with 63 points, and Blackburn Rovers 10th with 50.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 4 draws and 1 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Liverpool's last five read D-L-W-W-D and Blackburn Rovers's W-W-L-D-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Yellow card · Míchel SalgadoBlackburn Rovers
  • 20'Goal · Steven GerrardLiverpool · 1-0
  • 40'Penalty goal · Keith AndrewsBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 44'Goal · Fernando TorresLiverpool · 2-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Martin OlssonBlackburn Rovers
  • 50'Yellow card · S. NzonziBlackburn Rovers
  • 56'Yellow card · Nikola KalinicBlackburn Rovers
  • 69'Yellow card · El-Hadji DioufBlackburn Rovers
  • 90'Yellow card · Lucas LeivaLiverpool

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 5, draws 4, Blackburn Rovers 1.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-4-2)

Pepe Reina, Daniel Agger, Fábio Aurélio, Javier Mascherano, Jamie Carragher, Yossi Benayoun, Lucas Leiva, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard, Maxi Rodríguez

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-1-1)

Paul Robinson, Christopher Samba, Gaël Givet-Viaros, Martin Olsson, Míchel Salgado, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews, El-Hadji Diouf, Nikola Kalinić, Junior Hoilett