THE key stats and moments from the game against Charlton Athletic.

ROVERS:

BRAD FRIEDEL: Pulled off a couple of crucial saves including one in the very last minute to secure the points...7

LUCAS NEILL: A comfortable afternoon's work for the Aussie. Defended stoutly and got forward whenever possible...7

VRATISLAV GRESKO: Another eye-catching display from the on-loan defender. Cool under pressure and whipped over a couple of delightful crosses...8

CRAIG SHORT: Rock-solid at the heart of the defence as Rovers recorded yet another clean sheet...7

HENNING BERG: Snuffed out the threat of Svensson and Lisbie up front as the Addicks rarely threatened a goal...7

GARRY FLITCROFT: Typically tenacious in the tackle and nearly scored with a thumping second half header...7

TUGAY: Not as effective as he can be in midfield. Looked a yard off the pace at times, particularly when tracking back...6

DAVID DUNN: Bright and breezy down the right as Rovers called most of the shots going forward...7

ANDY COLE: Worked hard for the team but should perhaps have done better with a couple of presentable chances...7

HAKAN SUKUR: Another who got through plenty of running before he ran out of steam in the second half...6

DAMIEN DUFF: Head and shoulders above the rest of his team-mates on the day. Scored a great goal and always provided a threat...9

SUBS:

DWIGHT YORKE (for Sukur, 63) 6;KEITH GILLESPIE (for Tugay, 70) 6; CICCIO GRABBI (for Duff, 85) 6

Subs not used: Martin Taylor, Alan Kelly

OPPOSITION:

KIELY: Stunning save from Flitcroft...7

KISHISHEV: Uninspiring...6

POWELL: Steady...6

RUFUS: Strong defender...7

PARKER: Charlton's best player...7

ROBINSON: Drifted in and out...6

KONCHESKY: Quiet game...6

YOUNG: Skinned by Duff...5

SVENSSON: Anonymous...5

LISBIE: See above...5

FORTUNE: Stuck to his task...6

SUBS:

JOHANSSON (for Robinson, 64) 6; BLOMQVIST (for Kishishev, 77) 5; CAMPBELL-RYCE (for Lisbie, 86)

Subs not used: El-Khalej, Roberts

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 11 Charlton 5

Shots on target: Rovers 5 Charlton 3

Woodwork: Rovers 0 Charlton 0

Offsides: Rovers 2 Charlton 1

Corners: Rovers 8 Charlton 11

Free kicks: Rovers 11 Charlton 16

Bookings: None

Sendings off: None

Referee...Jeff Winter (Cleveland): YELLOW CARDS - None RED CARDS - None

At Ewood Park Att: 27,506

TIME FOR ACTION:

4 Damien Duff forces an early save out of Dean Kiely with a fierce cross-shot

23 Scott Parker gets in on the left but Craig Short saves the day with a perfectly timed block tackle

24 Vratislav Gresko shrugs off a challenge and crosses to the near post but Andy Cole's header flies wide

33 Cole goes close again with another header from a Duff corner

34 Rovers draw first blood as Duff pounces on a Sukur flick before wrong-footing John Robinson and firing past Kiely

50 Duff causes panic again but this time he shoots wide after a neat exchange with Cole

59 Charlton are sliced open again by another slick Rovers attack as Jon Fortune hacks a Gresko cross over his own crossbar

73 Friedel has to react sharply to beat away a fierce drive from Paul Konchesky

75 Kiely excels with a breathtaking tip over to keep out a thunderous Garry Flitcroft header

78 Duff wriggles to the byline again before crossing for Yorke but his flick is blocked on the line

90 Friedel saves the day when he palms a shot from Parker over the bar