The dilemmas Tony Mowbray has following Blackburn’s 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest

It was another frustrating night for Blackburn Rovers in their push for promotion from the Championship on Wednesday, as they were beaten 2-0 by Nottingham Forest at Ewood Park.

After missing a big chance to take the lead when John Buckley fired straight at Brice Samba when one on one after Joe Rothwell’s clever free kick after a quater of an hour, Rovers were punished just moments later.

Keinan Davis showed some excellent strength to hold off the attentions of several Blackburn defenders, before playing in James Garner, who kept his composure to curl the ball into the bottom corner and put Forest 1-0 up.

Things would seemingly get worse for Rovers after the break, when captain Darragh Lenihan was sent off for a second yellow card, but that brought something of an extra spark to the host’s performance.

However, it was not enough to find an equaliser, and Forest sealed the win in added time, when Brennan Johnson converted from the penalty spot after Jan Paul van Hecke had brought down substitute Sam Surridge in the area.

That results means that Rovers have now slipped to third in the Championship table, leaving Tony Mowbray with plenty to deal with going forward.

So with that in mind, we’ve taken a look at two of the dilemmas facing the Blackburn boss in the wake of that defeat.

A lack of goals

One worrying trend that has developed for Blackburn in the past few weeks, is a struggle to find the back of the net.

Following Forest’s clean sheet on Wednesday night, Mowbray’s side have now scored just twice in their last seven games, and have missed big chances to get on the on the scoresheet in defeats to Swansea and Forest in their last two games, with it something of a mystery as to how John Buckley has not been on the