Championship

A SHOW OF FORSH DELIGHTS O’NEILL

by
The LeaguePaper Team
12 April 2026

MICHAEL O’Neill highlighted Adam Forshaw’s telling contribution in relegation threatened Blackburn’s draw at ten-man Stoke City.

MY BALL: Blackburn Rovers defender Sean McLoughlin battles with Sam Gallagher
PICTURES: PSI/Craig Galloway

The former Leeds and Middlesbrough midfielder scored only his third goal in 10 years to give Rovers a first-half lead.
But Jesurun Rak-Saki’s second-half equaliser shared the spoils for the home side, and Stoke finished a man down when former Blackburn defender and Spurs loanee Ash Phillips was dismissed for a second bo...

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