Championship

Mowbray calls on his Rovers to finish Easter job

by
The LeaguePaper Team
16 April 2017

BIG GOAL: Blackburn’s Tommie Hoban celebrates scoring the winner

By Colin Henrys
SMASH-AND-GRAB Blackburn’s job for the Easter weekend is only half done after victory at Nottingham Forest, says boss Tony Mowbray, who is demanding a repeat performance at home to Bristol City tomorrow.
Tommie Hoban scored the only goal at the City Ground, with Blackburn’s only shot on target, to end a run of seven games without a win and close to within two points of Forest.
But Mowbray insists the target for the weekend was always going to be maximum points, as he impressed the import...

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