Championship

‘SOFT’ ROVERS ARE ROCKED BY EKPITETA

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The LeaguePaper Team
10 April 2022

By Gary Dabson

BLACKBURN R 1
Gallagher 10

BLACKPOOL 1
Ekpiteta 48

STAR MAN

MARVIN EKPITETA Blackpool

TONY Mowbray felt his Blackburn Rovers lacked enough punch as their play-off hopes suffered a setback.
Rovers looked on course to go level on points with two teams in the top six after Sam Gallagher’s deft finish in the tenth minute – his eighth of the season – set them on their way.
But Blackpool equalised within three minutes of the restart when Marvin Ekpiteta reacted quickest to slot home after Rovers failed to clear a corner.
Blackburn remain two points...

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