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ROVERS & HOOPS GET THAT TOP FEELING…

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 October 2022

By John Lyons

FUN TIME: Blackburn’s Scott Wharton, centre, celebrates his goal against Sunderland

THE tightness of the Championship was highlighted again in midweek as Blackburn and QPR both hit the summit.
Blackburn went top on Tuesday night thanks to a 2-0 home win against former boss Tony Mowbray’s Sunderland.
Ben Brereton Diaz curled a stunning left-footer into the top corner for his eighth goal of the campaign on 32 minutes. Scott Wharton’s closerange header early in the second half sealed victory.
It proved just a temporary stay at the peak for Rovers ...

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