Blackburn Rovers could still be playing now and there's a chance they might not have scored. It was one of those days.

On an afternoon where the impact of three games in seven days took its toll, Rovers could've really done with an early lift. Instead, they spurned their big chance after 60 seconds.

It was another afternoon where missed chances came back to haunt Jon Dahl Tomasson's side. Swansea took theirs and the points well back South Wales with them.

Rovers were not at their best but still created enough opportunities to get a result. Had Harry Leonard been in the same vein of form as he was before a calf injury that's kept him out for four weeks, he'd have probably taken one of his two big opportunities.

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As we know, goals decide games and the first one in the Championship is so crucial. Rovers defied the statistics in midweek by coming from behind at The Den but expecting to do so twice in four days was a tall order.

They had started the game excellently. In fact, as well as since they played Sunderland at Ewood Park, where they blew the Black Cats away for 25 minutes. They didn't score on that occasion either and went on to lose 3-1.

Unfortunately, a bright 20 minutes at Ewood Park went unrewarded and lightning struck twice. They should've been ahead after 47 seconds through Callum Brittain. He has been so good in that more advanced right-sided role but perhaps you saw there the downfalls of playing a defender in that attacking position.

He opened his body up to try and guide the ball past Carl Rushworth and got it wrong. Make no mistake, there were still 95 minutes to go but it was, undeniably, a decisive moment in the contest.

Rovers were on the front foot and aggressive in the first 20 minutes, penning Swansea back. A neat corner routine brought some more cheers from the home fans, even if Sam Szmodics' shot was blocked on the line.

There were flicks and neat, intricate moves, with slick one-touch passing on a greasy Ewood surface after a huge downpour before kick-off. What then followed after Swansea's opener was far from that connected, fluid passage of play.

The Swans had a succession of corners and started to grow into the match and took the lead with a brilliant finish from Cullen. In another world, he could've been lining up for the hosts after summer transfer interest, instead, he was curling the ball in from the edge of the box with a sublime strike.

Ok. Sometimes, there's not a lot you can do about a goal. It's a great strike. But Rovers' reaction to the setback was poor. Swansea bossed the final 25 minutes of the half and looked the more likely team to score.

Rovers became disjointed, with big distances between each department of the pitch. That made it harder to press Swansea, who popped the ball around them and looked the better side.

Although Michael Duff's side have moved away from the Russell Martin 'possession at all costs' approach, it's still a side with technicians who are comfortable on the ball. Rovers sat off and gave the ball away cheaply.

It was a similar tale at the start of the second half too with errant passes preventing Rovers from building any momentum. Swansea began their timewasting tactics early, with Rushworth somehow leaving Ewood Park without a caution. Let's just say if the game had been in August, Swansea probably would've finished the game with ten men.

Nonetheless, the onus was on Rovers and as the game progressed, game state dictated they would push on and Swansea began to drop deeper. The match could've been over though had Leopold Wahlstedt not bailed out Scott Wharton by saving from Jamie Paterson.

The centre-back hadn't started a Championship game since February but did well in midweek after replacing the injured Dom Hyam. He made a strong start to the game and won plenty of aerial duels but his performance mirrored the team. It was a bad mistake which could - and probably should - have cost a goal. Like Rovers, he rallied at the end after a poor middle third of the game.

At the other end, there were opportunities. Sam Szmodics met substitute Leonard's cutback but fired at Rushworth. 

Then it was the striker's turn to get a sight at goal. A lovely ball from Adam Wharton picked him out and in full flow, you'd back him to score. He hit it well enough but dragged it wide, similar to an effort against West Brom on the opening day, at the same end.

That looked like it might be Rovers' final chance. It was not. James Hill's rampaging run was finished with a brilliant cross, right on Leonard's head.

Six yards out, centre of the goal, straight down Rushworth's throat. Either side of the goalkeeper and it's 1-1. On the replay, I think Harry Darling did just enough to put him off at the last second.

It was interesting that Tomasson turned to Leonard first, of the three strikers he had on the bench. Neither Niall Ennis or Semir Telalovic, the two summer signings brought to solve the goal-scoring issues, were called upon despite Rovers having a sub left to use.

Now Ennis is still working his way back but is he less match fit than Leonard? Meanwhile, Telalovic has been an unused substitute in all three games over the last week which tells a story about where Tomasson feels he's at in terms of contributing to the first team.

With Arnor Sigurdsson very quiet in his last three appearances too, Rovers were hit by Deja vu again. They weren't great against Swansea but did create enough chances to take a point.

It's hardly panic stations. They'd just won three in a row and could've taken a point to take them to seven in a three-game week. But Tomasson clearly doesn't think he has the players in his squad to solve the glaring and recurring issue.

That said, they're still 14th in the league. A table that has eighth and 18th separated by five points. The number next to you in the table, in that portion of the standings, is pretty irrelevant.

It was an off day. They're entitled to that but the same frustrations remain and are likely to until January at least. Next up? A trip to Stamford Bridge.