Blackburn win over Middlesbrough
Blackburn win over Middlesbrough
Sam Gallagher scored a second-half winner to send Blackburn Rovers second in the Championship
as they edged past Middlesbrough.
The 26-year-old took advantage of Paddy McNair’s error to swivel and score his sixth goal of the season with
a low shot to separate the sides.
Until that point, Boro were much the better side in the second half but a lengthy delay for a fan taken ill halted their momentum,
and moments after the restart, Gallagher struck.
Matt Crooks had a golden chance to equalise towards the end of 12 minutes of stoppage time but headed a free-kick
from the right over the bar from inside the six-yard box.
Midfielder Crooks should also have scored with an earlier header from eight yards out, only for Lewis Travis to head off the line,
and his Boro team-mate Aaron Connolly saw a right-footed shot deflected just wide after a slick move down the right.
