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Blackburn 1-1 Stoke
by James Nalton
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BLACKBURN stuttered to a draw against 10-man Stoke on Saturday, but will still be able to take some positives from their display.

The visitors opened the scoring when Nick Powell found space behind Ryan Nyambe and Bradley Johnson to head home Jordan Thompson’s well-delivered corner.

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