3 things we clearly learnt about Blackburn after their 1-0 win over QPR

Blackburn Rovers claimed a big win in their battle for a Championship play-off place on Saturday afternoon, beating QPR 1-0 at Ewood Park.

After a goalless first half in which Rovers missed a number of chances to take the lead, most notably through Reda Khadra and Bradley Johnson, they would eventually open the scoring late in the second half.

With less than 15 minutes on the clock, Khadra himself fired a stunning free kick from a tight angle into the top corner of the QPR goal.

Despite some late pressure from the visitors, that free-kick was enough to end a run of five games without a win or goal, and sees Rovers move above QPR to fourth in the table.

That will of course, have given manager Tony Mowbray plenty to think about going forward, so here, we’ve taken a look at three things we learnt about his Blackburn side, from that win over QPR.

They can still be confident about the play-off race

Coming into this one after five games without a goal or a win, some may have been questioning whether Rovers had what it takes to stay in this battle for the top six.

This however, will have given them the belief that they can, with Rovers creating by far the greater opportunities in this one, meaning it is hard to argue with any suggestion that they deserved to win this one.

Indeed, given Rovers will feel they should have taken all three points against another play-off hopeful in Sheffield United on Wednesday night, there is no reason for them not to feel as though they can remain in this battle until the end of the season at the very least.

They must try to sign Reda Khadra and Jan Paul van Hecke again in the summer

Blackburn have enjoyed plenty of success in the loan market in recent seasons, and thanks to Brighton duo Reda