Source: TheGuardian
Championship roundup: Blackburn cut gap on Blades, Boro maul Reading
Pickering lifts Rovers within six points of Sheffield UnitedAkpom stars again as Middlesbrough hit five at homeBlackburn catapulted themselves into automatic promotion contention with a battling 1-0 victory over Sheffield United in the Championship. A frantic encounter was settled by Harry Pickering’s first goal of the campaign in the fifth minute, capping off a devastating counter-attack.The win leaves Blackburn six points behind the Blades, who have played one game fewer. Head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson said his side had “dealt with the physical part of the game really well … We’re in an excellent position now but we all know we’re not favourites to go up and we’re not favourites to be around the play-offs. But we will chase it. I’m realistic about it – but are we ambitious? Of course we are.” Continue reading......read full article
