Blackburn v Everton 21/09/96 3.00Blackburn (1) 1 Everton (1) 1 FT Donis 32 Unsworth 37 Premiership strugglers Blackburn are still looking for their first Premiership win of the season after a bad-tempered clash with Everton which saw Duncan Ferguson dismissed in the dying seconds. Greek winger George Donis netted a wondergoal to give Rovers the lead but a bizarre equaliser from Everton skipper David Unsworth earned the Toffees a point. Blackburn bossed proceedings early on and should have been a couple of goals to the good before Donis burst past four defenders with electric speed to place a right-foot shot beyond Neville Southall. But hopes Blackburn may have had of chalking up a victory after three successive home defeats were dashed five minutes later. Unsworth's back header from an Andy Hinchcliffe free kick eluded Tim Flowers and looped in at the far post. Blackburn continued to have the best of the play and the chances and only an outstanding double save from Southall prevented Donis getting a second, the Welsh keeper pushing the first attempt aside and then recovering to boot clear from on the line. Everton rallied for Andrei Kanchelskis to volley over in an increasingly bad-tempered tussle which ended with Ferguson's dismissal. The Everton bad boy was twice guilty of dissent inside 30 seconds, referee David Elleray finally pointing him the way of the dressing room. Blackburn sub Jason Wilcox, making his first appearance of the season, went close to a winner in injury time, again being denied by Southall's agility. 
Blackburn: Flowers, Coleman, Kenna, Sherwood, Hendry, Gallacher (Fenton, 77), Bohinen, Sutton, Berg, Donis, Flitcroft (Wilcox, 46). Subs not used: Ripley, Pearce, Given. Booked: Berg, Sherwood, Fenton. Everton: Southall, Barrett, Hinchcliffe, Unsworth, Rideout, Ferguson, Speed, Limpar (Grant, 89), Kanchelskis, Parkinson, Short. Subs not used: Stuart, Hottiger, Branch, Gerrard. Booked: Unsworth. Attendance: 27,091. Referee: D Elleray (Harrow-on-the-Hill). |
