An own goal by Jordan Pickford and a penalty from from prize asset Jordan Rhodes gave Blackburn their second win in 12 absent games,despite Joe Garner pulling Preston back into the game and providing a frantic finish for Preston’s biggest crowd of the season.
Paul Lambert, back in the saddle as Blackburn’s manager, and admitted he had missed the game after this win gave his Ewood Park career the best possible start. Lambert,who took a nine-month sabbatical from football’s hurly-burly after leaving Villa Park, took over from the sacked Gary Bowyer final weekend with an initial remit to lift Blackburn out of trouble.
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Source: theguardian.com