Blackburn Rovers have moved five points clear of the Championship drop zone because of a second-half comeback at Millwall this evening.
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Karleigh Osborne opened the scoring for the hosts in the 14th minute by smashing a loose ball into the net after Scott Dann had failed to clear a free kick.
The hosts almost doubled their advantage when James Henry took a 30-yard free kick, but it was tipped over by Grzegorz Sandomierski.
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Blackburn equalised in strange circumstances 10 minutes after half time when David Jones's corner made its way all the way through into the net.
They completed the turnaround with a quarter of an hour on the clock when Grant Hanley went on a 60-yard run before being brought down in the area, with top scorer Jordan Rhodes dispatching the penalty.
It was a heated affair at The Den and Danny Shittu was sent off after the final whistle.
A win for Rovers moves them up to 15th, while Millwall remain just four above the bottom three but do have a game in hand.
Pascal Lemesre
