Championship: West Brom suffer promotion blow at Blackburn

Championship: West Brom suffer promotion blow at Blackburn

11-Jul-2020 16:30:15 | The Guardian

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Promotion hopefuls West Brom were left frustrated after being held to a 1-1 draw by Blackburn Rovers. Filip Krovinović swept Slaven Bilic’s side into the lead but substitute Joe Rothwell cancelled that out when he converted a Sam Gallagher cross just two minutes after he had come on.

Things could have been worse for Bilic, who was booked for an altercation on the sideline, as Rovers missed two late chances to win it, the best falling to Jacob Davenport, who was repelled by Sam Johnstone when through one on one.

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Friday: Huddersfield 0-2 Luton, Fulham 2-0 Cardiff. Saturday: Charlton 0-1 Reading, Derby 1-3 Brentford, Barnsley 0-0 Wigan, Blackburn Rovers 1-1 West Brom, Hull City 0-1 Millwall, Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City, Preston 1-1 Nottingham Forest, QPR 0-3 Sheffield Wednesday

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