Blackburn 1–2 Stoke City

Stoke City needed just over an hour to put this one away, and Jack Mcglynn got it rolling right before the break, finishing in the 43rd minute to send Stoke in ahead. Moussa Baradji doubled the lead on 68 minutes, and although Andri Guðjohnsen gave Blackburn something to cling to with a strike in the 87th, it only softened the final score rather than the result. The win lifts Stoke to 7th in the Championship table on 23 points, with three wins from their last five, while Blackburn sit 13th and now have a loss to balance against their recent good form. It's a tight reversal of the pair's last meeting, which ended level, and this time Stoke made the difference count in behind-the-scenes tactical ocasiones that only the match itself can really answer. Two away goals before Blackburn even touched the board tells its own story of control. Catch Mcglynn's opener and Guðjohnsen's late consolation in the goal highlights below to see exactly how Stoke shut this one down.