Luke McCormick’s stoppage-time strike sealed a first League One win of the season for Bristol Rovers in a dramatic 2-1 victory over Charlton at the Valley.Daniel Kanu had cancelled out Scott Sinclair’s opener before McCormick struck at the death.Charlton edged the opening 45 minutes and Corey Blackett-Taylor lashed a left-footed shot across the face of goal while Karoy Anderson&rsquo...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers’ rustiness in front of goal will soon change, according to first-team coach Andy Mangan, as the Gas drew a second Sky Bet League One game in succession.With Rovers boss Joey Barton completing a three-match ban, a pulsating game against Barnsley somehow ended in a 1-1 draw.Both sides squandered plenty of chances, with John Marquis and Aaron Collins passing up gilt-edged oppor...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor was unhappy with the decision to dismiss Fred Onyedinma as his side let a two-goal advantage slip during their 2-2 draw against Blackburn.Onyedinma was sent off just minutes after putting Rotherham 2-0 up early in the second half and the decision to award two yellow cards in as many minutes from referee Bobby Madley angered the home crowd and baffled Taylor.The deci...Full Story »

Blackburn battled back to earn a 2-2 draw at Rotherham with Sammie Szmodics going from zero to hero at the AESSEAL New York Stadium.Szmodics missed a first-half penalty and was also at fault for The Millers’ opener before his second-half double turned the game around.Rotherham had looked to be on course for their first win of the campaign thanks to strikes from Hakeem Odoffin and Fred Onye...Full Story »

Ipswich assistant manager Martyn Pert was delighted with the performance from a changed team in a 2-0 Carabao Cup victory over Bristol Rovers.The goals came from Jack Taylor and Sone Aluko to confirm the Tractor Boys’ progress to the second round where they have been drawn against Reading.The visitors had their chances and Ipswich goalkeeper Cieran Slicker helped to keep a clean sheet for ...Full Story »

Goals from Jack Taylor and Sone Aluko saw Ipswich through to the second round of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Bristol Rovers.The 2-0 scoreline confirmed the Tractor Boys’ dominance but the visitors had their chances and Ipswich goalkeeper Cieran Slicker kept a clean sheet for Town when he stuck out a foot to deflect a shot from Jevani Brown.Ipswich took the lead in the 12th minute whe...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson has targeted a Carabao Cup run after his side edged past Walsall in a 4-3 win.Rovers, who reached the fourth round last season, went behind twice in the first half through Oisin McEntee and Ross Tierney, but Zak Gilsenan and Niall Ennis equalised.Second-half goals from Jake Garrett and John Buckley gave Blackburn a two-goal cushion which Ronan Maher halved late o...Full Story »

Doncaster boss Grant McCann praised his “brave” side after they upset his old club Hull with a 2-1 win to book a place in the second round of the Carabao Cup.McCann – who oversaw relegation and promotion before being sacked by the Sky Bet Championship side last year – probably feared the worst when Oscar Estupinan gave the Tigers an early lead.But Rovers belied their Leag...Full Story »

A youthful Blackburn survived a Carabao Cup first-round scare before overcoming Sky Bet League Two Walsall in a 4-3 victory.The Championship outfit twice came from behind with goals from Oisin McEntee and Ross Tierney cancelled out by Zak Gilsenan and Niall Ennis before half-time.Strikes from Jake Garrett and John Buckley gave Blackburn breathing space but Ronan Maher’s late strike ensured...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson praised the ambition and attitude of his two young goalscorers after their first league goals for Blackburn secured a 2-1 win against West Brom.Rovers delivered what turned out to be the knockout punches in a clinical three-minute spell as Dilan Markanday’s tidy finish from a narrow angle set the hosts on their way in the 20th minute before they suffocated their opponents...Full Story »

Dilan Markanday and Harry Leonard scored their first league goals for Blackburn to give them a hard-fought 2-1 win over West Brom in a pulsating season opener.On their first league starts for the club, the duo did the damage in a devastating three-minute spell in the first half as Markanday slotted home from a narrow angle and within seconds of the kick-off, academy graduate Leonard hammered in ...Full Story »

Spartans have replaced Albion Rovers in the Scottish Professional Football League after Blair Henderson’s penalty earned them a 1-0 victory at Cliftonhill.The Lowland League champions have become Edinburgh’s fourth team in the SPFL after securing a 2-1 aggregate win over the cinch League 2 bottom club in the Pyramid Play-Off final.The defeat ends more than a century of uninterrupted ...Full Story »

Ben Brereton Diaz struck a second-half brace as Blackburn came from two goals down to beat Millwall 4-3 and send their hosts tumbling out the Sky Bet Championship play-off places.Both sides started the day with top-six ambitions and the hosts looked on their way to securing the win they needed when Duncan Watmore’s double and Oliver Burke’s addition sent them into the break 3-1 up.Bu...Full Story »

Bolton warmed up for the Sky Bet League One play-offs with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over Bristol Rovers at the Memorial Stadium.On-loan Manchester United striker Shola Shoretire put Bolton in front in the 24th minute, tapping in a goalbound effort from Gethin Jones – who soon limped off.Things went from bad to worse four minutes later for Bolton as Luca Hoole nodded in the equaliser after...Full Story »

Skipper Luke Leahy and Rob Street scored the goals as Shrewsbury ended an eight-game winless run by beating Bristol Rovers 2-1 in Sky Bet League One.Top scorer and one-time Rovers skipper Leahy headed Steve Cotterill’s side into a third-minute lead.Street, on loan from Crystal Palace, drilled in a second for Shrews in their final home game of the campaign.Rovers go into the last match of t...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson lamented the “same old story” of a lack of goals despite Blackburn snatching a late 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw against Luton.Blackburn’s play-off ambitions looked over after Tom Lockyer’s low header early in the second half punished wasteful Rovers in their penultimate match of the normal season.Sonny Bradley hit the woodwork before Hayden Carter&rsqu...Full Story »

Hayden Carter’s late header clinched a vital point as Blackburn kept their narrow play-off hopes alive with a 1-1 Sky Bet Championship draw against Luton.Blackburn’s promotion push seemed all-but over after the Hatters – whose third place was secured after Middlesbrough’s defeat at Rotherham earlier on Monday – took the lead early in the second half through Tom Lock...Full Story »

Burnley manager Vincent Kompany described their 1-0 win at Blackburn to seal the title as a “tremendous achievement.”The Clarets were second best for two thirds of the Sky Bet Championship game but Rovers could not take advantage, only carving out half-chances for Tyrhys Dolan and Dominic Hyam.A half-chance was all Burnley needed at Ewood Park, as Manuel Benson curled a sumptuous 66t...Full Story »

Plymouth claimed their 19th League One home win of the season as they beat 10-man Bristol Rovers 2-0 to close in on promotion.Second-half goals from Niall Ennis and Macaulay Gillesphey moved the leaders five points clear of third-placed Sheffield Wednesday with two games to play.Two more points from matches with bottom-half sides Burton and Port Vale will clinch Argyle a place in the Championshi...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson admitted Blackburn shot themselves in the foot as Dominic Hyam’s injury-time own goal cost them two valuable points in a 1-1 draw at Preston.Sammie Szmodics looked to have given Rovers all three points with his strike 10 minutes from time, but Ryan Hedges messed up a chance to double the lead and Preston broke clear to level, denting Blackburn’s play-off hopes in th...Full Story »