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Premier League · 14 September 1997

Blackburn Rovers 3 – 4 Leeds

← 1997/98 season
Attendance
21,956
Competition
Premier League
Venue
Away
Manager
George Graham
Captain
David Wetherall
Won 4–3 v Blackburn Rovers

Rodney Wallace 3' · Robert Molenaar 6' · Rodney Wallace 17' · David Hopkin 23'

Blackburn Rovers: 3 goals

Minute by minute

How it unfolded

  1. 3' Goal — Rodney Wallace, 3'
  2. 6' Goal — Robert Molenaar, assisted by Gary Kelly
  3. 17' Goal — Rodney Wallace, assisted by Harry Kewell
  4. 23' Goal — David Hopkin, assisted by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  5. 46' Substitution — Bruno Ribeiro on for Robert Molenaar, 46'
  6. 78' Red card — Harry Kewell, 78'
  7. 80' Substitution — Derek Lilley on for Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, 80'
The team sheet

Line-up

Starting XI

  1. GK Nigel Martyn
  2. DF Gary Kelly
  3. DF Robert Molenaar
  4. DF David Robertson
  5. DF David Wetherall (c)
  6. DF / MF Gunnar Halle
  7. DF / MF Lucas Radebe
  8. MF David Hopkin
  9. WG / FW Harry Kewell
  10. FW Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
  11. FW Rodney Wallace

Substitutes

  1. MF Bruno Ribeiro ↑ 46'
  2. FW Derek Lilley ↑ 80'
The record

Leeds v Blackburn Rovers

106
Played
48
Won
24
Drawn
34
Lost
Won 48, drawn 24, lost 34 of 106

First met 1924 · 161 scored, 137 conceded

Last five meetings

  1. 1 Jan 2025 H Leeds 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Drew 1–1 v Blackburn Rovers
  2. 30 Nov 2024 A Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Leeds Lost 1–0 v Blackburn Rovers
  3. 13 Apr 2024 H Leeds 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Lost 0–1 v Blackburn Rovers
  4. 9 Dec 2023 A Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Leeds Won 2–0 v Blackburn Rovers
  5. 4 Jul 2020 A Blackburn Rovers 1–3 Leeds Won 3–1 v Blackburn Rovers