Source: Daily_Mail
Blackburn 1 QPR 0: Profligate Rovers spared as Hoilett fathoms a winner
Junior Hoilett's first goal for Blackburn was enough to beat Championship leaders QPR after Rovers has missed a host of chances in their FA Cup third-round tie at Ewood Park.[LNB] Mame Biram Diouf (twice), Ryan Nelsen, Gael Givet and El-Hadji Diouf could all have given their side a comfortable lead. [LNB]However, the 20-year-old Hoilett showed them all how it should be done with a shot from the edge of the penalty area late in the second half. [LNB] Air heads: Rangers' Alejandro Faurlin beats Michel Salgado in the air[LNB]The sparse crowd of 10,284 - 14,238fewer than the one which witnessed the midweek Barclays Premier Leaguevictory over Liverpool - was given plenty of goalmouth action but hadto wait until 14 minutes from time for the decisive finish.[LNB] It took Rovers just 51 seconds tocarve out their first chance when Mame Biram Diouf fired across PaddyKenny but wide of the far post. [LNB]There then followed almost aprocession of chances for the home side - exactly the type which onWednesday they had buried against the Merseysiders.[LNB] At the heart of it all was Morten Gamst Pedersen, who was the major creative force from central midfield. [LNB]When he was not swinging in temptingcrosses or firing in free-kicks he was prompting and probing in anattempt to find the one pass which would break down QPR's defence. [LNB]Hoilett, man of the match againstLiverpool, also put in another positive display and eventually providedthe killer blow which had been so lacking in everything previously. [LNB]Rovers should have been well out ofsight by that point, however, as they had enough opportunities in thefirst half alone to put the result beyond doubt. [LNB]Nelsen headed wide Pedersen's inswinging free-kick before only the brilliance of Kenny kept the score goalless at half-time. [LNB]Pedersen's 18th-minute cross fromthe right brilliantly picked out Mame Biram Diouf but the Senegalesestriker saw his header expertly tipped over. [LNB]Seconds later the goalkeeper produced an identical save to deny Givet, who had deflected Pedersen's cross goalwards.[LNB] It was the Frenchman's lastcontribution as he soon departed on a stretcher after a collision withJamie Mackie which also saw the QPR forward carried off after lengthytreatment. [LNB] Injury blow: Rangers' Jamie Mackie is carried off[LNB]When the action resumed Pedersen wasquickly back into his stride, teeing up El-Hadji Diouf on the edge ofthe penalty area only for him to sidefoot over. [LNB]QPR had limited opportunities of their own but although they were infrequent they were decent chances. [LNB]Before he was injured Mackie's shotbeat Mark Bunn only for Nelsen to clear off the line while PetterVaagan Moen's fizzing 40-yard free-kick in first-half added time wastipped onto the crossbar by Bunn. [LNB]Mame Biram Diouf should have put hisside ahead on the hour after getting around the back of the QPR defenceto latch on to Pedersen's free-kick. [LNB]However, his attempt at controllingthe ball on his thigh was poor and it shot away from him and off thepitch close to the post. [LNB]Hoilett was closer as his shot, after a weaving run along the edge of the penalty area was deflected just over by Clint Hill. [LNB]El-Hadji Diouf then drove into theside-netting as Rovers began to turn up the pressure, which ultimatelyresulted in Hoilett's winner. [LNB]The breakthrough finally came in the76th minute when El-Hadji Diouf cut in from the left, beat a couple ofdefenders and squared the ball to Hoilett on the edge of the penaltyarea. [LNB]The 20-year-old's perfectly-aimed shot beat Kenny's dive and nestled in the corner of the net. [LNB]Jason Roberts, who came on as asubstitute at half-time, should have made the result safe moments laterbut headed wide unmarked from Josh Morris' cross to the near post. [LNB]With six minutes to go KasparsGorkss' header hit the crossbar - the second time the visitors had beendenied by the woodwork - and it was obvious their luck was not in.[LNB] Blackburn and Newcastle in fight for Uruguay defender Mauricio VictorinoSamba style! Rovers boss Kean to persuade defender Samba to stayAll the latest Blackburn news, features and opinion[LNB] Explore more:People: Ryan Nelsen, Jason Roberts, El Hadji Diouf Places: Liverpool
