BLACKBURN’S AUTOMATIC PROMOTION hopes suffered a setback as Stoke staved off a desperate fightback to win 3-2 in the Championship on Friday.
The visitors launched a late revival but failed to prevent their 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions from drawing to an end.
A confident Stoke side, who thumped Sunderland 5-1 last weekend, picked up where they left off with a first-half double.
Wolves loanee Ki-Jana Hoever twice finished expertly as he met accurate crosses, notching the first league goals of his career.
Tyrese Campbell added a third to put Stoke within reach of successive league victories for the first time since October.
However, late Rovers goals from Ben Brereton Diaz — his 12th of the season — and Sam Gallagher nearly teed up a grandstand finish.
It proved too little, too late for Blackburn, as they failed to register a fifth consecutive league win or close the gap on the top two.
– © AFP 2023
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Stoke hold off rally in five-goal fight to dent Blackburn's promotion hopes
BLACKBURN’S AUTOMATIC PROMOTION hopes suffered a setback as Stoke staved off a desperate fightback to win 3-2 in the Championship on Friday.
The visitors launched a late revival but failed to prevent their 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions from drawing to an end.
A confident Stoke side, who thumped Sunderland 5-1 last weekend, picked up where they left off with a first-half double.
Wolves loanee Ki-Jana Hoever twice finished expertly as he met accurate crosses, notching the first league goals of his career.
Tyrese Campbell added a third to put Stoke within reach of successive league victories for the first time since October.
However, late Rovers goals from Ben Brereton Diaz — his 12th of the season — and Sam Gallagher nearly teed up a grandstand finish.
It proved too little, too late for Blackburn, as they failed to register a fifth consecutive league win or close the gap on the top two.
– © AFP 2023
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