Andri Gudjohnsen's second brace in a week earned Blackburn a clinical 2-0 win over Wrexham. The Icelandic striker's return from injury has coincided with an upturn in Rovers' results, as goals in each half delivered a third win in five games that moves Tony Mowbray's side to within two points of the play-offs.
His first, a minute before half-time, was a poacher's finish: he swept in when Sam Morsy's shot was parried by Anthony Patterson. He made the game safe in the 79th minute with an emphatic strike from 12 yards for his eighth of the campaign. It could have been more comfortable as Dapo Afolayan and Augustus Kargbo went close, and although Sam Smith headed wide for Wrexham at 1-0, Phil Parkinson's men were outclassed as their winless away run stretched to four.
Rovers were a whisker away from hitting the front in the third minute when Jayden Fevrier curled agonisingly wide of the far post. Wrexham settled into the game, with Kieffer Moore and Callum O'Hare's shots blocked, while Rovers weathered the pressure and nearly struck first when Hayden Carter's foot diverted Todd Cantwell's corner against the post.
Mowbray praised Gudjohnsen's movement, power and humility, calling him a great kid who simply gets on with his job. Parkinson acknowledged the difficult conditions and the setback of conceding before the break, but admitted his side could not produce the quality needed.
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