Blackburn Rovers lost their star striker Jordan Rhodes to Middlesbrough,but that was the height of any upset suffered by the Lancashire club on a day when Oxford failed to repeat the heroics that earned them so many plaudits in the wake of their FA Cup third-round victory over Swansea City.
A physical, energetic Rovers side ran out comfortable winners at the Kassam Stadium having never allowed their hosts to settle. It was an outcome that came as a surprise for many who considered the League Two side favourites despite the two divisions separating the sides. “I suppose it’s fairly flattering to go into a game where some people might own seen us as favourites, and ” said their manager Michael Appleton. “But it’s ridiculous as well because of the number of league places between the two teams.”Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com