A LOOK at the key moments from Rovers game against Sheffield Wednesday.
FRIEDEL: Earned his corn with a stunning save in each half to ensure Rovers took a one goal advantage back to Ewood...8
CURTIS: Looked sluggish on the right after a couple of weeks of inactivity and contributed to Ekoku's second half strike...6
BJORNEBYE: Let down by his distribution on the night as Rovers came under the cosh in the second half...6
SHORT: Survived a couple of nervy moments but held Rovers' defence together virtually single-handedly at times...7
TAYLOR: Struggled to impose himself against the muscular threat of Ekoku as Wednesday launched an aerial bombardment...6
*TUGAY: Kept his head when all those around him started to lose theirs as the game became increasingly scrappy...8
DUNN: Had to show the battling side to his game as Wednesday turned the second half into an almighty scrap...7
MAHON: Looked out of sorts on the left before he was finally sacrificed in favour of more muscle up front...5
HIGNETT: Popped up in the right place at the right time once again to claim his second goal in four days...7
COLE: Buzzed about with genuine menace up front and scored a real striker's goal but suffered from a lack of service after the break...7
DUFF: Put both goals on a plate for Hignett and Cole with two brilliant crosses from the left to cap a good night's work...7
SUBS
HUGHES...(for Mahon, 37) 7
GILLESPIE...(for Hignett, 72) 7
OPPOSITE CAMP:
PRESSMAN...Left helpless for the goals 6
McLAREN...Nearly scored early on 6
BROMBY...Wednesday's best defender 7
QUINN...Always a threat on the left 7
EKOKU...Made a real nuisance of himself 7
BONVIN...Missed a sitter 6
HASLAM...Fairly anonymous 5
WESTWOOD...A gritty competitor 6
GEARY...Outsmarted by Duff 5
O'DONNELL...Made Ekoku's goal 6
SUBS
HINCHCLIFFE...(for O'Donnell, 66) 6
CRANE...(for Bonvin, 66) 6
MORRISON...(for Bromby, 84) 5
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 11 Wednesday 13
Shots on target: Rovers 4 Wednesday 3
Woodwork: Rovers 0 Wednesday 0
Offsides: Rovers 12 Wednesday 7
Corners: Rovers 2 Wednesday 6
Free kicks: Rovers 17 Wednesday 15
REFEREE...Andy D'Urso (Essex) 6
Bookings: YELLOW CARDS - Rovers: Dunn (ungentlemanly conduct), Curtis (time wasting) Wednesday: Ekoku (ungentlemanly conduct)
RED CARDS - None
TIME FOR ACTION:
01Wednesday nearly make a dream start as Pablo Bonvin crosses for Paul McLaren but Brad Friedel magnificently saves his header
10David Dunn lets fly from 20 yards but his effort strikes a defender and drifts wide of the post
28It's 1-0 to Rovers as Damien Duff crosses for Craig Hignett to fire home emphatically at the far post
34Friedel breathes a sigh of relief as Efan Ekoku's header flashes just wide of the upright
40It's 2-0 as Andy Cole opens his Ewood goal account with a typical striker's finish from another Duff centre
52Gangly striker Efan Ekoku grabs Wednesday a lifeline when he pulls one back from close range following a cross from Phil O'Donnell
64Rovers are caught square as Pablo Bonvin bursts through the centre but he drags his shot wide of the post
70Friedel comes to the rescue again with a stunning reflex save to tip aside Ekoku's header
75Cole's goalbound shot is blocked by a defender before Duff then fires the rebound straight at Kevin Pressman
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