Everton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 16 April 2011

Result

Everton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 16 April 2011, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Everton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Everton defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 16 April 2011. The half-time score was 0-0.

Leon Osman opened the scoring in the 54th minute. Everton's goals came from Leon Osman (54') and L. Baines (75', penalty). Blackburn Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Everton received 2 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Everton were 7th on 44 points from 32 and Blackburn Rovers 15th on 35 points from 32. Everton went on to finish that season 7th with 54 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 43.

Everton 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 4 Everton wins, 4 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Yellow card · L. BainesEverton
  • 26'Yellow card · David DunnBlackburn Rovers
  • 54'Goal · Leon OsmanEverton · 1-0
  • 71'Yellow card · Rubén RochinaBlackburn Rovers
  • 73'Yellow card · P. JonesBlackburn Rovers
  • 75'Penalty goal · L. BainesEverton · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · J. RodwellEverton

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Everton 4, draws 4, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

Everton expected line-up (4-4-2)

Tim Howard, Leighton Baines, Lucas Neill, Tony Hibbert, Joseph Yobo, Steven Pienaar, Marouane Fellaini, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Tim Cahill, Louis Saha, Johnny Heitinga

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

Paul Robinson, Martin Olsson, Christopher Samba, Gaël Givet-Viaros, Míchel Salgado, Phil Jones, Jermaine Jones, Brett Emerton, Roque Santa Cruz, Rubén Rochina, David Dunn