Match Report
The table read 10th (Blackburn Rovers W, 12 pts) against 8th (Southampton W, 21 pts), 9 points apart. Per game in the league, Blackburn Rovers W were scoring 0.8 and conceding 2.05, Southampton W 1.1 and 1.25, against a competition average of 1.42 goals per team per game.
Blackburn Rovers W had not won in 7 games. 9 games without a win framed Southampton W's arrival.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackburn Rovers W 2, draws 1, Southampton W 1, at 2 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 25% of the meetings went over two goals.
Ewood Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,367. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers W: Jemma Purfield (58' og)
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers W 41% · Southampton W 59% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-3