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Corry Evans returns to the Blackburn team that drew with Nottingham Forest

Corry Evans returned to Blackburn team that earned a draw at the City Ground. The match ended 1-1 with both teams finding it difficult to score the winning goal.

The Blackburn Rovers manager, Paul Lambert made several changes to the team of which was the return of Corry Evans. Connor Mahoney made his full debut for Blackburn Rovers, and Elliot, Ward, Lowe, and Akpan were the other players that were brought into the team.

The manager opted for a 4-1-4-1 formation in an attempt to strengthen his midfield. Blackburn started the game quite nervously and gave the ball away needlessly in the opening minutes. However, they improved quickly and began to control the game. They had their first occasion with Marshall, who shot wide of the target after drifting inside from the left.

Paul Lambert does not have the idea at this point of time whether the plans that he has for the progression of the club would get a go-ahead from the hierarchy.

The boss reckons the picture would be clear once he gets a reply on the blueprint that he has sent to the board.

According to Lambert, what he has figured out in his 3-month Blackburn stint is that everyone is willing for the club to progress and not just stand at the same point and it would be brilliant if the owners have the same opinion too and they give him a free hand for the execution of the plans.

Lambert, since the time of his appointment, has maintained that transfer business in the coming summer would be absolutely pivotal and it’s probably in that regard that he wants a bit of freedom from the owners.

Southampton hosted Liverpool on March 20 and despite falling behind 2-0 in the first half, the team of Ronald Koeman managed to make an outstanding comeback as the home team scored 3 goals in the 2nd half which was just enough for Southampton to secure the victory and snatch all 3 points.

Ronald Koeman reached the 53 year old mark on May 21st and the 3-2 victory over Liverpool was played only 1 day before.

Blackburn Rovers recently agreed the sale of star striker Jordan Rhodes to Championship outfit Middlesbrough.

Blackburn Rovers midfielder Corry Evans is a major doubt for the club’s upcoming match against Middlesbrough on Boxing Day.

Hull City have been rather quiet in the summer transfer window so far and this might leave the club facing a shortage of players according to manager Steve Bruce.

Some couple of high-profile departures follow with the lack of replacements mean that Bruce is already fighting to keep the squad in the strongest possible shape. The Championship is one of the unforgiving leagues in all of Europe and it will take a lot of strength in order to get out of this division. Due to various budget cuts by the club owner, Bruce has not been able to strengthen the team as he would like to.

Corry Evans has been a major injury doubt for the upcoming clash against Brighton and Hove Albion, but the Blackburn Rovers midfielder has finally declared himself fit for this crucial match.

The former Hull City player is seen as an integral part of the team and without him Blackburn would have struggled to get a result. As it is, Gary Bowyer and his team will be boosted immensely by the presence of the Northern Ireland international. After missing much of the pre-season due to injuries, Evans was welcomed back to the team in the recent Capital One Cup game against Shrewsbury Town.

Hull City have already received several offers for their star defender Robbie Brady, but manager Steve Bruce admits that none of them have even come close to their valuation of the player. It is understood that Norwich City alone have made three offers for the player in the last week.

The latest of those offers have been taken to around £ 3 million, but Bruce has slammed such offers as ridiculous. He has pointed out to the transfer value of several players that Hull have either sold or purchased in the last three years. Even Brady was a purchased for around £ 2.75 million.

Blackburn Rovers defender Corry Evans says that he is keen on his team beating Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final replay. After a 0-0 draw at Anfield, both teams will be facing each other at Ewood Park knowing that it gives the Championship team significant advantage.

With triumphs over Hungary, Faroe Islands and Greece, Northern Ireland made history as it was the first time in the history of Northern Ireland that they have managed to start a qualifying campaign with 3 consecutive victories.

Northern Ireland is located in the 2nd spot of Group F with 9 points having been collected after 4 matches. They are in a very comfortable location and the Irish squad is hoping they can continue gathering more points in their upcoming qualification match which will take place on March 29 at the Windsor Park.