A LOOK at the key moments and stats from the game against Ipswich Town.
Rovers:
FRIEDEL: Denied Marcus Stewart with a stunning second half save but he could do nothing about his header 30 seconds later...7
NEILL: Solid defensively but blotted his copybook with a second half challenge which warranted a caution...7
UNSAL: Still adjusting to the pace of the Premiership following his move from Galatasaray but shows signs of promise...6
BERG: Needed all his experience to repel some intense late pressure by the visitors...7
JOHANSSON: Starting to look the part at the heart of the Rovers defence. Cool and composed on the ball and made one or two vital interceptions...7
FLITCROFT: Typically tenacious in midfield where he won possession back for Rovers on countless occasions in the first half...7
TUGAY: Worked his socks off in the centre but couldn't prevent the Blues from gaining the upper hand in midfield after the break...7
DUNN: Started off brightly and played a crucial part in Cole's goal but then fizzled out after an injury took the wind out of his sails...6
COLE: Did what he's paid to do by grabbing the winner on what was an otherwise quiet night for the England man...7
YORDI: Handed a full Premiership debut in the absence of Matt Jansen and acquitted himself well before his lack of match-fitness told...7
DUFF: Stole the show again with another contender for goal of the season. Few defences can live with him when he's on top of his game...8
SUBS:
HUGHES (for Yordi, 64)...6
GILLESPIE (for Dunn, 72)...6
TAYLOR (for Unsal, 82)...6
Opposite camp:
SERENI...Limited the damage 7
CLAPHAM...Useful going forward 6
MCGREAL...Couldn't cope with Duff 6
HREIDARSSON...Aggressive defender 6
VENUS...Decent left foot 6
MAGILTON...Largely anonymous 5
HOLLAND...Struggled to make his mark 6
ARMSTRONG...Flattered to deceive 6
STEWART...Scored with a great header 7
WRIGHT...Combative midfielder 7
MAKIN...A night to forget 6
SUBS:
PERALTA...(for Magilton, 57) 7
BENT...(for Armstrong, 57) 6
GEORGE...(for Clapham, 81) 5
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 13 Ipswich 9
Shots on target: Rovers 7 Ipswich 4
Woodwork: Rovers 0 Ipswich 0
Offsides: Rovers 10 Ipswich 8
Corners: Rovers 9 Ipswich 2
Free kicks: Rovers 23 Ipswich 18
REFEREE: Paul Dowd (Staffordshire)...6
Attendance: 23,305
Bookings: YELLOW CARDS - Rovers: Unsal (foul), Neill (foul), Flitcroft (dissent) Ipswich: McGreal (foul), Makin (foul)
RED CARDS - None
TIME FOR ACTION:
15Hakan Unsal lets fly from 20 yards but Ipswich keeper Matteo Sereni palms his shot to safety
20Wow! Damien Duff ghosts past four defenders before steering a right-foot shot into the bottom corner to make it 1-0
41Phew! Alun Armstrong appears to have grabbed the equaliser only for his effort to be ruled out by an offside flag
43Get in! Andy Cole gives Rovers some valuable breathing space when he grabs number two with a neat turn and shot
52Duff nearly scores again but his deflected shot is clawed away by Sereni
54Brad Friedel performs heroics to keep out a volley from Marcus Stewart
55But 30 seconds later Stewart does score with a looping header from a corner
70Hakan Unsal breathes a sigh of relief as he escapes with a booking after hauling back Marcus Bent
77Sereni saves the day again by reacting brilliantly to push aside a Mark Hughes snapshot
83Martin Taylor misses a great chance to calm the nerves when he heads over from a Keith Gillespie corner
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