Substitute Andrew Moran was also on target in Blackburn’s emphatic win.
JOHN EUSTACE’S wait for a win as Blackburn boss ended emphatically as relegation-threatened Rovers hammered Sunderland 5-1 at the Stadium of Light.
After seven draws and two defeats from his first nine games in charge, Eustace’s first win lifts Rovers five points clear of the relegation zone. Patrick Roberts, making his first start after a two-month lay-off with a hamstring injury, slipped in his own half and Blackburn made the winger pay. Dolan played a neat one-two with Chrisene before sliding in Szmodics, whose crisp finish flashed low past Anthony Patterson and into the bottom corner.
Advertisement And plenty of the home fans were heading for the exits early after Blackburn added two more goals to put the game out of sight within 10 minutes of the restart. Black Cats boss Mike Dodds immediately turned to his bench and made a triple change, with star forward Jack Clarke one of those introduced alongside Rigg and former Blackburn attacker Bradley Dack.
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