Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz impressed hugely ahead of transfer deadline day as his clinical strike secured a 1-0 win at Blackpool in the Championship.

Diaz, who has been strongly linked with a move away from Rovers before the window closes on Thursday, struck the game’s only goal in the 16th minute.

The visitors halted a three-match losing run with a sparkling overall display, while Blackpool’s mini-revival of three games without defeat was checked.

Despite the feverish speculation surrounding Blackpool’s Josh Bowler and Rovers’ Brereton Diaz ahead of deadline day, both start...