Full-time: Derby County 1 Blackburn Rovers 2 (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Full-time: Derby County 1 Blackburn Rovers 2

3:33pm Sunday 30th December 2007 in

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BLACKBURN Rovers secured only their second league win in 10 games - but they had to come from behind at Pride Park.

Derby took the lead in the 27th minute courtesy of Matt Oakley, who fired into the roof of the net after racing onto a neat lay-off from Giles Barnes.

But Brad Friedel then saved a penalty from Steve Howard, which was awarded for a foul by Ryan Nelsen on Kenny Miller, and that proved the spark for a Rovers revival.

A minute later, the outstanding Roque Santa Cruz pounced to score his 14th goal of the season, slotting home from close range after Lewis Price could only parry Benni McCarthy's initial shot.

And three minutes later, David Bentley then fired Rovers in front, the England midfielder dispatching a low 25-yarder into the bottom corner.

After that, Rovers had countless chances to wrap the game up but Price denied both McCarthy and Santa Cruz, and another Bentley effort cannoned back off the base of the post.