4 dribbles, 13 duels: The returning Blackburn Rovers man who offered encouragement at Coventry
In the end, Saturday afternoon would prove to be a hugely frustrating one for Blackburn Rovers, as they conceded a last minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Coventry City.
After a dismal first half performance saw them trailing 1-0 at the break, goals from Bradley Dack – with his first touch after being introduced from the bench at the break – and Scott Wharton, saw Blackburn come roaring back to take a 2-1 lead with less than ten minutes remaining.
However, Viktor Gyokeres header from a Fankaty Dabo cross some nine minutes into second half stoppage time saw the hosts snatch a point from the game.
From a Blackburn perspective, Dack’s strike, his first back in action after a year out with a second ACL injury in as many season, and his 50th goal in total for the club, will understandably have grabbed much of the attention.
That though, was not the only significant moment of this game for a key Blackburn man, with top scorer Ben Brereton also coming off the bench at half time, after missing his side’s last seven games with an ankle injury.
So just how did Brereton fare on his return to action for Tony Mowbray’s side against Coventry?
Here, we’ve taken a look at the stats behind the striker’s second half performance for Rovers on Saturday, according to SofaScore, in order to find out.
Given he had played 80 minutes for Chile on international duty in midweek – his first outing since the 14th February for Rovers – there may have been some questions as to whether Brereton was fresh enough to make a mark on this game.
Ultimately, though, it seems that should not been a concern to anybody. Although Brereton only had one shot, which was ultimately off target, the Chile international was still heavily involved with other aspects of