Second-tier Blackburn shock Swansea City


  • Football
  • Saturday, 24 Jan 2015

Blackburn Rovers' Craig Conway (L) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal with Jordan Rhodes during their FA Cup fourth round soccer match against Swansea City at Ewood Park in Blackburn, northern England January 24, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

LONDON (Reuters) - Blackburn Rovers scored two late goals to knock ill-disciplined Premier League side Swansea City out of the FA Cup with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 victory in the fourth round at Ewood Park on Saturday.

Frenchman Rudy Gestede fired home at the second time of asking in the 78th minute to give Championship (second tier) outfit Blackburn a 2-1 lead before Craig Conway's powerful shot squirmed through Lukasz Fabianski's hands after 87 minutes.

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