Match Report
The table gap was wide: 22 points between Blackburn Rovers (2nd, 96 pts) and Scunthorpe United (5th, 74 pts). On the form table Scunthorpe United stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.27 goals per team per game, Blackburn Rovers ran at 1.78 scored and 0.87 conceded, Scunthorpe United at 1.41 and 1.09.
Blackburn Rovers had not lost in 15 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Over the last five, Blackburn Rovers had taken 13 of 15 points to Scunthorpe United's 7.
Ewood Park in Blackburn staged the fixture, a ground that holds 31,367. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.