Oxford United vs Blackburn Rovers. Sky Bet League One.
The Kassam StadiumAttendance6,965.
Tuesday 21 November 2017 22:49, UK
Blackburn stunned Oxford with a storming start as they raced away to a 4-2 victory at the Kassam Stadium to confirm their promotion potential.
It was a meeting between seventh and sixth in League One but the contest was effectively over inside 22 minutes with Rovers 3-0 up.
Centre back Charlie Mulgrew turned in a corner at the back post in the sixth minute that was flicked on by Paul Downing.
Marcus Antonsson then knocked in the loose ball when Bradley Dack's charge in the 17th minute was halted by Simon Eastwood.
With the match less than 25 minutes old, Dack was fouled in the box by Dwight Tiendalli and Rovers skipper Mulgrew converted the penalty emphatically into the bottom right corner.
Jack Payne pulled a goal back with a left-footed drive in first-half stoppage time.
Joe Nuttall killed the game off for Rovers in the 71st minute when Aaron Martin could not clear Ryan Nyambe's cross before Jon Obika grabbed a late second for Oxford.
