Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Blackburn Rovers (7th, 66 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Plymouth Argyle (23rd, 46 pts). Plymouth Argyle's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 23rd in the table. Per game in the league, Blackburn Rovers were scoring 1.15 and conceding 1.04, Plymouth Argyle 1.11 and 1.91, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
Plymouth Argyle arrived on a run of three straight wins.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Blackburn Rovers 0, draws 2, Plymouth Argyle 3, at 2.4 goals per meeting.
With 100 matches recorded and 2.5 yellow cards per game, S. Allison was the man in the middle. Ewood Park in Blackburn, capacity 31,367, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers: Adam Forshaw (55'), Tyrhys Dolan (78')