Blackburn ended their winless run in the Championship and moved into the play-off places as John Eustace's men defeated Portsmouth 3–0 at Ewood Park.
In a rescheduled match postponed in November due to a waterlogged pitch caused by Storm Bert, it was the away side who came closest in the first half when Colby Bishop, who looked certain to score, hit the crossbar.
But substitute Makhtar Gueye headed Rovers ahead just after the hour and Callum Brittain scored a second in the 71st minute, shortly after Bishop had seen a header clear off the line and Portsmouth – as they had done not long before the opener – to score a goal. goal early. a punishment in vain.
Andreas Weimann added the third shortly afterwards as Blackburn's 1-0 FA Cup win at Middlesbrough last weekend recorded a first win in six league matches and moved two places to fifth.
John Mousinho's Pompey, who found themselves in the relegation zone thanks to Cardiff's 1-1 draw with Watford on Tuesday, now sit in second place, a point behind 21st-placed Bluebirds, after their fourth defeat in five league games.
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