Tag: Rovers

4 May 2024 0

Leicester City 0-2 Blackburn Rovers: Sammie Szmodics double strike ensures survival against the champions

By Total Football News

Leicester City head coach Enzo Maresca told BBC Radio Leicester:

“The best feeling is to see all the fans happy. If we think about less than a year ago, some of them were very sad, kids crying.

“To see them happy, to be honest I wake up and work every day for this moment.

“It’s about the players. They have been fantastic because they’ve been open minded since day one.

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26 April 2024 0

Scott Wharton: Blackburn Rovers defender sidelined by knee injury

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers defender Scott Wharton is expected to miss the majority of next season after suffering a serious knee injury.

The 26-year-old fell awkwardly late on in Sunday’s 3-1 home defeat by fellow Championship strugglers Sheffield Wednesday.

Wharton, the older brother of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam, made 34 appearances in all competitions for Rovers this campaign.

John Eustace’s men are three points above the relegation zone with two matches of

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22 April 2024 0

Blackburn Rovers will ‘stick together’ in relegation battle

By Total Football News

Blackburn Rovers will “stick together” after a chastening defeat by fellow relegation candidates Sheffield Wednesday left them just three points off the drop zone, head coach John Eustace said.

The Owls were gifted two goals following two bizarre goalkeeping errors by Rovers keeper Aynsley Pears in Sunday’s 3-1 Championship defeat.

That loss meant that Eustace’s side still need four points from their final two games of the season to be

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29 March 2024 0

Duncan McGuire: Blackburn Rovers still in hunt to sign striker, says Gregg Broughton

By Total Football News
Duncan McGuire greets an international team-mate
Blackburn representatives travelled to France to watch Duncan McGuire play for the USA Under-23 side on Monday

Blackburn are still tracking USA international Duncan McGuire after his transfer fell through in January.

The Championship club £3.5m deal for the striker collapsed after a staff member failed to submit paperwork to the English Football League.

Orlando player McGuire has begun the season well for his club, scoring three goals in seven

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