A LOOK at the key moments from Rovers 2-0 win over West Brom.
ROVERS:
FRIEDEL: A virtual spectator for most of the game as the men in front of him did an excellent job of protecting him...7
NEILL: Grew stronger as the game wore on and had a hand in both of the goals...7
TAYLOR: Another excellent performance from the versatile defender who did a sterling job as an emergency full-back...8
BERG: Needed all his experience to snuff out the physical threat posed by Albion dangerman Jason Roberts...7
JOHANSSON: Given a recall in the absence of Craig Short and did an admirable job as Rovers recorded a second consecutive clean sheet...7
FLITCROFT: A shoulder injury sustained in the opening skirmishes brought his night to a premature end.
DUNN: Saw plenty of the ball in the first half but didn't make the most of it...6
TUGAY: Another who saw plenty of possession but gave the ball away unneccessarily at times...6
THOMPSON: Another industrious performance from the combative midfielder who worked hard at both ends of the field...7
OSTENSTAD: Plenty of effort and endeavour but never really looked like scoring...6
DUFF: Scored one and won the penalty for the other. Not bad for a man who was playing his first game in nearly a month...7
SUBS:
COLE (for Flitcroft, 15)...7
YORKE (for Ostenstad, 46)...7
GILLESPIE (for Dunn, 60)...7
NOT USED: TODD, KELLY
OPPOSITE CAMP:
HOULT...Could do little about either goal 6
SIGURDSSON...Steady performer 7
MOORE...No-nonsense defender 7
GILCHRIST...Stubborn customer 6
BALIS...Solid defender 7
CLEMENT...Could see what attracted Souey 7
JOHNSON...Quiet in midfield 6
GREGAN...Put himself about 6
KOUMAS...Totally anonymous 5
ROBERTS...Albion's only threat 7
TAYLOR...Past his best 5
SUBS:
WALLWORK (for Koumas, 46) 6
MARSHALL (for Sigurdsson, 46) 6
DOBIE (for Taylor, ) 6
NOT USED: MURPHY, CHAMBERS J
REFEREE...M Halsey (Welwyn Garden City)
YELLOW CARDS - Baggies: Roberts, 74 foul; Rovers: Johansson, 24 foul
RED CARD - None
TIME FOR ACTION
02 Good skill by David Dunn releases Damien Duff but his cross is cleared
03 Duff shoots over after the defence fails to clear Martin Taylor's low cross
15 Darren Moore heads Igor Balis's free kick over the bar
27 Great work by Dunn down the right ends with a cross being headed towards Duff who volleyed wide
30 Tugay's 40-yard shot flies narrowly wide of Russell Hoult's goal
42 Cole curls a shot that is comfortably held by Hoult
45 A David Thompson corner is headed wide by Cole who should have done better
45 Another wayward header, this time Ostenstad from Duff's left wing cross
46 Sub Dwight Yorke's first touch is a header at Hoult from Duff's cross
49 A superb Henning Berg challenge halts Bob Taylor's run on goal
53 Andy Johnson gets the first Baggies shot on target but Friedel saves comfortably
57 Friedel has to dive low to stop Jason Roberts effort and three minutes later he repeats the trick
61 Duff collects a loose clearance, finds Yorke but his low cross fails to find a red shirt
72 Duff is pulled down by Ronnie Wallwork in the area and Yorke coolly slots home the penalty
76 Cole finds Duff breaking through the middle, he skips round the keeper and slots the ball home
78 Scott Dobie has a great chance to get one back but Friedel deflects it for a corner
84 A scramble in the Blackburn box but the danger is cleared
TALE OF THE TAPE (Baggies first)
11 Shots 17
6 On target 5
12 Free kicks 15
4 Offsides 4
0 Woodwork 0
7 Corners 2
WBA 0 ROVERS 2
Scorers: Yorke (pen) 72, Duff 76
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