Blackburn 1 Derby 0: Craig Conway’s penalty winner boosts Rovers’ survival hopes as Rams woe goes on
TONY MOWBRAY got the spot of luck he was looking for to give Blackburn’s survival fight a lift.
Rovers got their big break when Sam Gallagher nipped in ahead of Alex Pearce as he went to clear and was sent flying.
Craig Conway converted the 58th-minute penalty to edge Rovers into 22nd.
The Rams were stunned but paid for a lacklustre display.
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Mowbray said: “We’ve got the points and that’s all that matters. We will play better but showed we can dig in. Gallagher’s persistence won the penalty and Craig smashed it in. That was a beautiful sight.”
Derby’s Tom Ince went close twice with fierce efforts but Rovers woke up as Marvin Emnes and Gallagher tested Scott Carson.
Ince also shot at keeper Jason Steele late on and Bradley Johnson clipped the bar with a header.
Rams boss Steve McClaren said: “We shouldn’t have lost.
“We had 18 attempts but only two on target.”
