Man Utd win record 19th title

A controversial Wayne Rooney penalty was enough to secure Manchester United's record-breaking 19th league title at Ewood Park.

The point was enough to clinch a 12th Premier League title for manager Sir Alex Ferguson on an afternoon of high drama at Blackburn.

United looked to be heading for defeat until Rovers keeper Paul Robinson was ruled to have brought down Javier Herndandez and the visitors were awarded a penalty.

Rooney kept his nerve to fire home the spot-kick and send United's army of supporters into a title frenzy.

Blackburn had taken a first-half lead through Brett Emerton after a mix-up in the United defence involving stand-in goalkeeper Thomas Kuszczak.

But Rooney's 73rd-minute equalising penalty was enough to spark scenes of celebration as United gained the point to take them beyond the challenge of Chelsea in the title race.

More to follow.



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Saturday, 14 May 2011

Barclays Premier League

• Final Result
• Full Time
• 90:00+3:23 The referee blows for the end of the match.
• 79:54 Substitution Luis Nani leaves the field to be replaced by Dimitar Berbatov.
• 76:35 Substitution Keith Andrews joins the action as a substitute, replacing Christopher Samba.
• 75:36 The ball is sent over by Wayne Rooney, Effort from close in by Luis Nani goes wide left of the target.
• 73:15 Booking Michel Salgado is given a yellow card.
• 72:50 Substitution David Dunn replaces Jermaine Jones.
• 72:08 Assist by Javier Hernandez.
• 72:08 GOAL - Wayne Rooney:Blackburn 1 - 1 Man Utd Placed penalty scored by Wayne Rooney. Blackburn 1-1 Man Utd.
• 70:28 Paul Robinson concedes a Penalty for a foul on Javier Hernandez.
• 68:20 Unfair challenge on Jason Roberts by Paul Scholes results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
• 67:24 Foul by Jermaine Jones on Rio Ferdinand, free kick awarded. Michael Carrick takes the direct free kick.
• 67:06 Wayne Rooney delivers the ball, Christopher Samba manages to make a clearance.
• 66:18 Luis Nani fouled by Morten Gamst Pedersen, the ref awards a free kick. Rio Ferdinand restarts play with the free kick.
• 65:37 Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Morten Gamst Pedersen, clearance made by Nemanja Vidic.
• 65:27 Brett Emerton delivers the ball, clearance made by Rio Ferdinand.
• 64:47 Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Rooney on Michel Salgado. Phil Jones restarts play with the free kick.
• 64:29 Brett Emerton crosses the ball, Header from close in by Martin Olsson hits the post.
• 63:27 Unfair challenge on Morten Gamst Pedersen by Paul Scholes results in a free kick. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
• 62:41 Martin Olsson takes a shot. Save by Tomasz Kuszczak.
• 62:03 The ball is crossed by Ryan Giggs, save made by Paul Robinson.
• 61:20 Substitution Paul Scholes comes on in place of Fabio Da Silva.
• 60:40 A cross is delivered by Fabio Da Silva, clearance by Martin Olsson.
• 59:23 The ball is delivered by Antonio Valencia, Ryan Giggs takes a shot. Blocked by Phil Jones.
• 58:37 Corner taken by Ryan Giggs from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Jermaine Jones.
• 58:25 Luis Nani takes a shot. Blocked by Christopher Samba.
• 57:35 Substitution Morten Gamst Pedersen joins the action as a substitute, replacing David Hoilett.
• 56:09 Free kick awarded for a foul by Javier Hernandez on Phil Jones. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
• 54:53 Corner taken by Ryan Giggs, Christopher Samba manages to make a clearance.
• 54:48 Fabio Da Silva crosses the ball, blocked by Gael Givet.
• 54:05 Centre by Antonio Valencia, clearance made by Steven Nzonzi.
• 52:13 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Michel Salgado by Javier Hernandez. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
• 49:55 David Hoilett challenges Michael Carrick unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Rio Ferdinand.
• 49:17 Antonio Valencia concedes a free kick for a foul on Gael Givet. Paul Robinson takes the direct free kick.
• 48:53 Michael Carrick takes a shot. Blocked by Jermaine Jones.
• 48:35 The ball is sent over by Jonathan Evans, Michel Salgado gets a block in.
• 47:32 Jermaine Jones challenges Michael Carrick unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan Giggs restarts play with the free kick.
• 46:44 Free kick awarded for a foul by Wayne Rooney on Jermaine Jones. Direct free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
• 45:01 The referee blows his whistle to start the second half.
• Half Time
• 45:00+1:21 The players leave the pitch at half time.
• 45:00+1:09 Centre by Wayne Rooney, Jermaine Jones gets a block in.
• 45:00+0:08 Nemanja Vidic fouled by Jason Roberts, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Michael Carrick.
• 44:32 Effort on goal by Luis Nani from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
• 43:25 Wayne Rooney produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty area that goes harmlessly over the target.
• 42:49 Luis Nani sends in a cross, Martin Olsson makes a clearance.
• 42:18 Wayne Rooney crosses the ball, Phil Jones makes a clearance.
• 41:07 Luis Nani takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Jermaine Jones.
• 40:35 Corner taken by Ryan Giggs, clearance by Christopher Samba.
• 40:26 Antonio Valencia produces a cross, blocked by Steven Nzonzi.
• 40:08 The ball is swung over by Jonathan Evans, save by Paul Robinson.
• 38:05 The assistant referee flags for offside against Luis Nani. Paul Robinson takes the free kick.
• 37:27 The ball is crossed by Michel Salgado, Shot by Martin Olsson from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.
• 36:42 Free kick taken by Rio Ferdinand.
• 36:42 Booking Booking for Steven Nzonzi for unsporting behaviour.
• 36:17 Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Nzonzi on Fabio Da Silva.
• 34:34 Corner taken right-footed by Luis Nani, Christopher Samba makes a clearance.
• 34:21 Javier Hernandez takes a shot. Paul Robinson makes a save.
• 30:40 Michael Carrick fouled by David Hoilett, the ref awards a free kick. Rio Ferdinand takes the direct free kick.
• 29:52 Javier Hernandez sends in a cross.
• 29:37 The ball is swung over by Brett Emerton, clearance by Rio Ferdinand.
• 28:09 Nemanja Vidic challenges Jason Roberts unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
• 27:41 The ball is delivered by Antonio Valencia, clearance made by Michel Salgado.
• 22:13 Unfair challenge on Phil Jones by Javier Hernandez results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Paul Robinson.
• 21:00 Antonio Valencia sends in a cross.
• Correction - 19:22 Assist on the goal came from Martin Olsson.
• Correction - 19:22 GOAL - Brett Emerton:Blackburn 1 - 0 Man Utd Brett Emerton fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Blackburn 1-0 Man Utd.
• 19:22 Martin Olsson provided the assist for the goal.
• 19:22 GOAL - Brett Emerton:Blackburn 1 - 0 Man Utd Brett Emerton finds the net with a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Blackburn 1-0 Man Utd.
• 19:11 Brett Emerton takes a shot.
• 18:13 Direct free kick taken by Michael Carrick.
• 18:13 Booking The referee shows Jermaine Jones a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
• 18:05 Foul by Jermaine Jones on Wayne Rooney, free kick awarded.
• 17:29 Nemanja Vidic fouled by Christopher Samba, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tomasz Kuszczak.
• 16:40 Free kick awarded for a foul by Luis Nani on Michel Salgado. Paul Robinson takes the direct free kick.
• 15:20 Ryan Giggs sends in a cross.
• 13:48 Wayne Rooney delivers the ball.
• 13:16 Foul by Brett Emerton on Luis Nani, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jonathan Evans.
• 10:07 The ball is sent over by David Hoilett, Shot from deep inside the area by Christopher Samba goes over the bar.
• 9:16 Brett Emerton takes the inswinging corner, clearance by Luis Nani.
• 8:22 Luis Nani produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
• 7:52 The ball is sent over by Ryan Giggs, Christopher Samba makes a clearance.
• 7:16 Corner taken left-footed by Ryan Giggs to the near post, Phil Jones manages to make a clearance.
• 7:10 Javier Hernandez delivers the ball, Phil Jones gets a block in.
• 6:57 The ball is sent over by Antonio Valencia, blocked by Gael Givet.
• 3:30 The ball is sent over by Wayne Rooney, Luis Nani produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
• 1:11 Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Carrick on David Hoilett. Jermaine Jones takes the free kick.
• 0:00 The match gets underway.

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