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Blackburn Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town. Carabao Cup First Round.

Ewood ParkAttendance5,280.

Blackburn Rovers 1

  • L Lawrence (30th minute own goal)

Shrewsbury Town 2

  • J Collins (9th minute)
  • T Barnett (32nd minute)

Blackburn 1-2 Shrewsbury: Rovers dumped out of cup

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Tyrone Barnett scored the winner as Shrewsbury shocked Blackburn 2-1 in the Capital One Cup first round.

Tyrone Barnett scored the winner as Shrewsbury shocked Blackburn 2-1 in the Capital One Cup first round.

James Collins' early strike put the visitors ahead before a Liam Lawrence own goal restored parity on the half-hour mark.

But Barnett's 32nd-minute effort consigned Rovers to a third straight defeat at the hands of League One opposition in round one of the competition.

Rovers handed a debut to 17-year-old Ryan Nyambe, but his poor pass led to a ninth-minute opening goal. Abu Ogogo latched onto the ball and, although his shot was saved, Collins fired in the rebound.

Blackburn goalkeeper Jason Steele was lucky not to concede a penalty when he appeared to clip Ogogo, but the hosts were level on the half-hour as Nyambe's cross was diverted into his own net by Lawrence.

Parity lasted for only two minutes, though, as a clearance fell to Barnett 20 yards out and he drilled emphatically into the bottom-right corner.

Shrewsbury goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler acrobatically palmed a 30-yard Ben Marshall effort behind on the stroke of half-time, while early in the second period Collins blazed over from close range after the ball had fallen kindly to him.

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Blackburn substitute Fode Koita then saw a close-range header tipped over and went even closer in the final minute when his header drifted agonisingly wide as Rovers bowed out.

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