Tony Mowbray sends Blackburn Rovers message following latest defeat

Mowbray was unhappy with Rovers’ latest result, as they fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Nottingham Forest.

The result has seen the side fall out of the automatic promotion places, with Bournemouth’s win over Birmingham City moving them two points ahead of Rovers. 

Bournemouth also have two games in hand on Mowbray’s men, leaving them a lot of work to do to make up the ground they conceded on Wednesday evening. 

Mowbray believes this is just a rough patch that the side needs to get through and that if they stick together then it will help the team find their feet again. 

“I think the stats show that if you get a goal up in this league it can be difficult to come back,” said Mowbray, via Lancashire Live.

“It’s not the first time. Swansea we missed some amazing chances. Tonight we had a one-on-one that we should have slotted into the corner, but it didn’t go for us.

“We’re disappointed with the goal we conceded, we had them surrounded on the halfway line and just needed to nick it and breakaway, but he (Keinan Davis) wriggled away from three of them and broke into the box.

“There were plenty of positives but we have to accept it’s not quite going our way at the moment.

“Even going back as far as Hull you feel there are certain injustices but have to accept it, move on. It’s character building for this team.

“We’ll stick together and come out the other end and positive results are just around the corner I’m sure.”

Blackburn have suffered a dip in form, having now lost three of their last five league games.

Losses to Forest, Swansea City and Hull City have greatly damaged their promotion chances.

However, Blackburn are still third in the table and seven points clear of the play-off places. 

Up next for Mowbray’s side is a