Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham United

Craig Conway has three goals this season, Blackburn's top scorer along with Anthony Stokes

Blackburn came from a goal down to beat fellow strugglers Rotherham and earn their first league win of the season.

Danny Ward slotted the Millers in front but Rovers levelled when Craig Conway found the top corner from 20 yards out.

Conway teed up Marvin Emnes to stroke the hosts ahead before Ben Marshall bent in to double their lead just 15 seconds into the second half.

Ward headed his second at the near post to apply pressure but Emnes set up Sam Gallagher to tap in and seal victory.

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The points lift Owen Coyle's side off the foot of the Championship table on goal difference, just a point below Rotherham who slip to 21st.

Ward's strikes were the first away goals of the season for Alan Stubbs' team, who also hit the bar when a Blackburn player headed on to his own bar from Greg Halford's long throw.

Rovers also struck the woodwork when Gallagher powered a header against the bar from a Conway cross.

The Millers' wretched record at Ewood Park continues, losing on 13 of their last 15 league visits - their last victory there coming in September 1979.

Blackburn boss Owen Coyle: "The most important thing today was to win.

"It was important we got the three points, but it was the manner of the performance and how we won.

"We started the game brilliantly, we could have been two goals up, and from that we concede a counter-attack goal from two very good players.

"It would have been easy to feel sorry for yourself but we continue to play the same way, whether we're 1-0 up or 1-0 down. Even at 3-2, it would have been easy to get nervous but they picked themselves up and we scored a wonderful fourth goal."

Rotherham manager Alan Stubbs: "First and foremost, we have to cut out basic, fundamental mistakes that we're making.

"I can't think of any goals that we've conceded where teams have completely cut us open. We're significantly contributing to our own downfall by making basic mistakes and we're getting punished.

"It's the manner of the goals that's the disappointing thing. You're just asking defenders to do their jobs."

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Line-ups

Blackburn

• 1Steele
• 6Lowe
• 3GreerSubstituted forWhartonat 81'minutes
• 4Hoban
• 5Williams
• 10Marshall
• 29EvansBooked at 41minsSubstituted forLenihanat 82'minutes
• 23Guthrie
• 32ConwaySubstituted forSamuelsenat 90+3'minutes
• 17Emnes
• 19Gallagher

Substitutes

• 7Feeney
• 8Byrne
• 11Samuelsen
• 21Akpan
• 26Lenihan
• 33Raya
• 34Wharton

Rotherham

• 1Camp
• 2KellyBooked at 90mins
• 18Fry
• 16Wilson
• 3MattockBooked at 58mins
• 11Taylor
• 15HalfordSubstituted forFrecklingtonat 50'minutes
• 24AdeyemiBooked at 70minsSubstituted forVaulksat 75'minutes
• 21AllanSubstituted forYatesat 51'minutes
• 37BrownBooked at 66mins
• 9Ward

Substitutes

• 4Vaulks
• 7Forde
• 8Frecklington
• 12Price
• 14Ball
• 22Newell
• 39Yates

Referee:

Darren Bond

Attendance:

10,699

Match Stats

Home TeamBlackburnAway TeamRotherham

Possession

Home59%

Away41%

Shots

Home20

Away9

Shots on Target

Home8

Away6

Corners

Home6

Away4

Fouls

Home7

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Rotherham United 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 4, Rotherham United 2.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+3'

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Martin Samuelsen replaces Craig Conway.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+2'

Goal! Blackburn Rovers 4, Rotherham United 2. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.

Booking

Posted at 90'+1'

Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+1'

Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United).

Posted at 90'

Attempt missed. Craig Conway (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.

Posted at 88'

Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 88'

Foul by Isaiah Brown (Rotherham United).

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a headed pass.

Posted at 84'

Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.

Goal!

Posted at 83'

Goal! Blackburn Rovers 3, Rotherham United 2. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stephen Kelly with a cross.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Darragh Lenihan replaces Corry Evans.

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Gordon Greer.

Posted at 79'

Marvin Emnes (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 79'

Foul by Jon Taylor (Rotherham United).

Substitution

Posted at 75'

Substitution, Rotherham United. Will Vaulks replaces Tom Adeyemi.

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Lee Frecklington (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Posted at 71'

Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Craig Conway with a cross.

Booking

Posted at 70'

Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 70'

Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 70'

Foul by Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham United).

Posted at 69'

Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Kelvin Wilson (Rotherham United).

Booking

Posted at 66'

Isaiah Brown (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.

Posted at 63'

Foul by Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers).

Posted at 63'

Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Lowe with a through ball.

Posted at 61'

Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marvin Emnes.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Jason Lowe.

Posted at 59'

Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Lee Camp.

Booking

Posted at 58'

Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 57'

Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Joe Mattock (Rotherham United).

Posted at 57'

Foul by Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers).

Posted at 57'

Kelvin Wilson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 54'

Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 54'

Foul by Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham United).

Posted at 53'

Danny Guthrie (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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