Match ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Charlton Athletic 1-3 Blackburn Rovers
- From the section Football
Jordan Rhodes scored twice as Blackburn Rovers beat Charlton Athletic to keep their faint play-off hopes alive.
Rhodes gave the visitors a 15th-minute lead when he collected Ben Marshall's long throw and scored from 15 yards.
Craig Conway's low strike made it 2-0. Charlton retaliated after the break through Yoni Buyens's penalty after Jason Steele's foul on Igor Vetokele.
But Rhodes headed in a third goal as Rovers recorded their third successive win.
The result means Blackburn, who were relegated from the Premier League in 2011-12, are 10th in the Championship, eight points behind sixth-placed Brentford with nine league games of the season left.
It was another clinical performance from Rhodes, recently linked with a move to Middlesbrough, who scored his 15th and 16th Championship goals of the season.
He has also now netted seven times in his last nine matches.
| A side in form |
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| Blackburn have lost only one of their last 10 games in all competitions. Their only defeat since early February was 2-1 against Norwich at home in the Championship on 24 February. |
The visitors nearly took the lead inside two minutes but Alex Baptiste narrowly shot wide from 35 yards. Chris Brown headed just over and Rhodes shot off target before the Scotland international opened the scoring after quick thinking from Marshall.
Three minutes later, Conway doubled Rovers' lead after he had dispossessed Addicks centre-half Roger Johnson and the match looked over.
However, Buyens scored a 56th-minute penalty for Charlton and they nearly equalised soon afterwards, but Igor Vetokele headed against the crossbar, before Rhodes netted his second to secure the win for the away side.
Blackburn manager Gary Bowyer: "I thought we were terrific today. We started the game ever so well, two fantastic finishes from our pressing. In the second half we could have had a few more as well.
"I thought his (Rhodes') two goals were outstanding quality. The second one is a great piece of poaching and a sublime finish and the first one is an unbelievable finish from a great bit of quick play from us."
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Charlton manager Guy Luzon: "We started the game well. The personal mistake in the goal that we conceded broke our spirit.
"In the second half we gave everything and tried to play positive and to create chances. And the problem today was our aggression in the defence. We played a little bit without aggression and also it was reflected in attack."
Line-ups
Charlton
- 1Henderson
- 20Solly
- 26Ben Haim
- 22Johnson
- 21FoxBooked at 84mins
- 7Berg Gudmundsson
- 17BuyensSubstituted forChurchat 83'minutes
- 24Cousins
- 8BulotSubstituted forEaglesat 73'minutes
- 14Vetokele
- 32Watt
Substitutes
- 2Wilson
- 3Gomez
- 6Bikey Amougou
- 9Eagles
- 12Diarra
- 18Church
- 36Dmitrovic
Blackburn
- 30SteeleBooked at 56mins
- 2Henley
- 23HenrySubstituted forSpearingat 70'minutes
- 15Baptiste
- 3Spurr
- 12Marshall
- 17WilliamsonSubstituted forEvansat 63'minutes
- 10Cairney
- 32ConwaySubstituted forTaylorat 21'minutes
- 11Rhodes
- 9BrownBooked at 77mins
Substitutes
- 13Eastwood
- 19Taylor
- 20Songo'o
- 25Spearing
- 26Lenihan
- 29Evans
- 39Gestede
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 14,888
Match Stats
Home TeamCharltonAway TeamBlackburn
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away14
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away7
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away8
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Charlton Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.
Foul by Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic).
Ben Marshall (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Chris Eagles (Charlton Athletic) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Johann Berg Gudmundsson with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Spearing following a set piece situation.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Booking
Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Morgan Fox (Charlton Athletic).
Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Simon Church replaces Yoni Buyens.
Foul by Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic).
Alex Baptiste (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tal Ben Haim.
Attempt blocked. Chris Taylor (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Brown.
Goal!
Goal! Charlton Athletic 1, Blackburn Rovers 3. Jordan Rhodes (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Booking
Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Chris Taylor (Blackburn Rovers).
Corner, Charlton Athletic. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Henderson.
Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Corry Evans.
Substitution
Substitution, Charlton Athletic. Chris Eagles replaces Frédéric Bulot.
Foul by Tal Ben Haim (Charlton Athletic).
Chris Brown (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Roger Johnson.
Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Brown.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Stephen Henderson.
Attempt saved. Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jay Spearing replaces Doneil Henry because of an injury.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Doneil Henry (Blackburn Rovers) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Tony Watt (Charlton Athletic) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Igor Vetokele.
Substitution
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Corry Evans replaces Lee Williamson.
Attempt blocked. Johann Berg Gudmundsson (Charlton Athletic) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tony Watt.
Igor Vetokele (Charlton Athletic) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Frédéric Bulot with a cross.