3 things we learnt about Blackburn Rovers after West Brom draw

Blackburn are desperate to ensure they are in the hunt for promotion come the end of the season but they had to settle for a point against West Brom on Monday night.

Despite storming to third in the table – and even as high as second place at one point – Rovers have now failed to win in any of their last four games in all competitions. That is a run that has seen them lose to Swansea and Nottingham Forest and draw with the Baggies and Luton.

They haven’t been easy contests but they are games that the club should have been winning if they have automatic promotion or even play-off hopes. Against West Brom they once again couldn’t pick up the three points though.

After the draw then, here are three things we learnt about Blackburn.

1. Blackburn have to be more clinical away from Ben Brereton Diaz

It’s common knowledge now that Ben Brereton Diaz is one of the best strikers in the second tier. Even the best players though can have off days and it is by no means his fault that Rovers struggled against West Brom.

In fact, the player took players on and took the ball forward well in the game, he just couldn’t find the back of the net. That could come down though to a lack of shots, with the 22-year-old managing only one all game.

The issue then is that Tony Mowbray’s side need to score more goals amongst their team when Brereton Diaz is unable to score. Teams are becoming aware of him now and are doing all they can to keep him out of the game and off the scoresheet. That means that other players will now need to step up to the task.

After the Chile man, the next highest goalscorer is Sam Gallagher with six and then Joe Rothwell with three. As the season carries on, they will need to create more and get goals from elsewhere.

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