Steve Cooper makes Nottingham Forest performance admission v Blackburn
Forest took the three points at Ewood Park to bolster their promotion chances. The game was won following goals from James Garner and Brennan Johnson.
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Steve Cooper: We should have scored four or five in victory at Blackburn
Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper felt his side should have run away with a bigger result after they beat the 10 men of fellow promotion contenders Blackburn 2-0 at Ewood Park.
Championship: Bournemouth go second, Nottingham Forest in play-off spot
Dominic Solanke scored his 20th goal of the season to help 10-man Bournemouth move back into second place in the Sky Bet Championship with an incident-packed 3-1 win at home to Birmingham.
Nottingham Forest reach play-off places with confident win at rivals Blackburn
James Garner’s first-half strike and Brennan Johnson’s penalty helped Nottingham Forest move into the Sky Bet Championship play-off places after they ran out 2-0 winners over 10-man Blackburn at Ewood Park.
Brereton Diaz starts: The predicted Blackburn Rovers XI to face Forest on Wednesday night
Blackburn Rovers will view their 1-0 defeat to Swansea City on Saturday as a missed opportunity, not least because their opponents played 37 minutes with only 10 men.
3 things we clearly learnt about Blackburn Rovers after their 1-0 defeat v Swansea
It was a bad day at the office as Blackburn fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat away at Swansea on Saturday afternoon.
Russell Martin heaps praise on supporters as Swansea hold on for victory
Head coach Russell Martin praised the Swansea fans for helping his side to hold on for a 1-0 win against Blackburn, despite playing for 40 minutes with only 10 men.
Championship: Obafemi scores and Manning off as Swans beat Blackburn
Blackburn missed the chance to close the gap at the top of the Sky Bet Championship after slipping to a 1-0 defeat at Swansea, who played almost all the second half with 10 men.