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Newport 1 - Blackburn 2: Jordan Rhodes scores 10th of season to sink 10-man Exiles

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JORDAN RHODES scored his 10th goal of the season to rescue 10-man Blackburn against Newport County. </h2>
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The Scotland international has been tipped for a £12million move to Sheffield Wednesday or Middlesbrough this month but proved his worth with a second-half winner for the Championship side.</div>
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Ben Marshall put Rovers in front with an early penalty before Mark Byrne equalised for the home side after Chris Brown had been sent off for the visitors.</div>
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Marshall had given the visitors the best possible start when he won and scored a penalty after just six minutes following a push in the back from defender Scott Barrow.</div>
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But Blackburn's ecstasy quickly evaporated when Brown was sent off for a horror challenge on Medy Elito which left the midfielder unable to continue.</div>
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The red card allowed Newport to get a foothold in the contest and they were soon level thanks to a stunning strike from Byrne from the edge of the area.</div>
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Blackburn boss Paul Lambert called upon Rhodes for the second half and he was soon causing problems for the Newport defence.</div>
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The 25-year-old then got the winner with a superb header from Tom Lawrence's free kick from the left to book their fourth-round clash with Oxford United.</div>
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Newport's misery was then compounded when goalkeeper Joe Day was sent off in the final moments for a foul on Craig Conway.</div>
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Newport 1 - Blackburn 2: Jordan Rhodes scores 10th of season to sink 10-man Exiles

JORDAN RHODES scored his 10th goal of the season to rescue 10-man Blackburn against Newport County. Jordan Rhodes scoring the winni...

Bolton 1 - Blackburn 0: Gary Madine strike gives Neil Lennon first win in 18 matches

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GARY MADINE lifted the gloom over cash-strapped Bolton with the goal that sealed their first win in 18 games. </div>
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Neil Lennon's side are still bottom of the Championship, but as the manager said: "It's a big three points for us. This win will give the players a huge shot of confidence. It has been a long time coming, but they played really well and deserved it.</div>
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"We have been through hard times, but I thought the response today was fantastic. The players showed a lot of guts and it's a step in the right direction."</div>
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There were signs early in the game that Bolton were in the mood to improve on a miserable show at Rotherham in their last game which they lost 4-0 and Blackburn were fortunate to avoid an early setback as Dean Moxey, a target for Wolves, picked out Zach Clough with a left-wing cross.</div>
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Clough, who is also being watched by several Championship clubs keen to cash in on Bolton's cash crisis, diverted the ball against the post with goalkeeper Jason Steele stranded. Madine failed to hit the target from the rebound.</div>
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It was not until the 78th minute that the winner came but what a crucial strike it was as Madine chested down Moxey's long throw before turning to beat Jason Steele from eight yards.</div>
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Blackburn manager Paul Lambert said: "That's the most disappointing performance since I've been here. It was a game of mistakes and we made too many erro</div>
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Leeds 0 - Blackburn 2: Conway and Rhodes ruin Evans' birthday on debut at Elland Road

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New Leeds boss Steve Evans was unable to celebrate his birthday in style after his Leeds is lost 2-0</td></tr>
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ANY thoughts of a happy birthday for Leeds boss Steve Evans quickly disappeared as his big night at Elland Road ended in disappointment.</div>
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Evans is 53 today but the celebrations were put on hold as his first home game in charge only brought more of the same.</div>
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Leeds have not won at home since March 4 in a run that now extends to a club record 12 games.</div>
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Blackburn have won more often at Elland Road since then and it took them just 17 seconds to set up a first away win of the season and a repeat of their victory here in April.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Craig Conway and team-mates celebrating his goal after 17 seconds at Elland Road</td></tr>
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Rovers hadn't scored in their last three games but they quickly ended their drought, straight from the kick-off, when defender Sol Bamba mis-cued an attempted headed clearance from Tom Lawrence and Craig Conway lashed the ball home at the far post.</div>
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If that was bad, things quickly got worse for Leeds as Jordan Rhodes made it 2-0 with five minutes gone.</div>
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Again Lawrence - who previously played on loan from Leicester under Evans at Rotherham - was involved as he fed the ball into Rhodes.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jordan Rhodes celebrating with Blackburn team-mates after putting his side 2-0 up</td></tr>
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And the Scotland international, whose father Andy is a friend of Evans, easily beat Sam Byram before steering home a shot from 15 yards to claim his eighth goal in nine games.</div>
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That triggered a chorus of boos as Leeds owner Massimo Cellino looked on stony-faced and even though Leeds improved, a header from Tom Adeyemi was the nearest they came to pulling a goal back.</div>
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Evans said: “The league table doesn’t lie. We knew the job would be a big one anyway When we haven’t won at home for seven months the supporters are already on edge when they walk in the door and they are entitled to be unhappy. I thought the supporters were reserved.</div>
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“It might have been a bit more at my if we had gone 2-0 down in six minutes.”</div>
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Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer said: “There was a lot said in the build-up to the game about what it would be like here so it was important we came out of the traps very fast.”

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Leeds 0 - Blackburn 2: Conway and Rhodes ruin Evans' birthday on debut at Elland Road

New Leeds boss Steve Evans was unable to celebrate his birthday in style after his Leeds is lost 2-0 ANY thoughts of a happy ...

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