Blackburn Rovers fans react to 'brilliant' Preston North End victory

Sam Gallagher, John Buckley, Darragh Lenihan and Lewis Travis were all on target as Tony Mowbray's men kept their top six hopes alive.

Rovers are now just three points behind sixth-placed Sheffield United with two games to go before the end of the season.

Here is what fans had to say about the game.

The perfect performance - pride, passion & quality all enabled by the right formation. To a man brilliant from them all tonight. The hope lingers on! Proud fan tonight. Lets enjoy it for what it is! 🔥⚽️ #Rovers

— Ryan Hildred (@bav_aled) April 25, 2022

Best performance of the season! #Rovers 💙

— Kirsty Macmillan (@kircot) April 25, 2022

John Buckley is some player you know. #Rovers

— ᴅоᴍ (@dommosaurus) April 25, 2022

It’s crazy. A change of set up and we’re back to smashing teams! Need to keep it going for the last two now! #rovers #cyob

— Rick Griffiths (@realrickgriff) April 25, 2022

Oh #rovers never change 😂😂 end to this season is going to be an interesting one

— BRFC (@broversfc_) April 25, 2022

Credit where credit’s due, outstanding across the 90 minutes, thoroughly deserved win #Rovers

— The trouble with Jono (@jonathanrog68) April 25, 2022

Performance to be proud of 🔵⚪️🌹⚪️🔵#Rovers

— ✿ L A U R E N ✿ (@LMAD_87) April 25, 2022

How good was that? Champagne football, 2 huge games to go! 💙🤍 #Rovers

— Oliver Walker-Peel (@olliewalkerpeel) April 25, 2022

How nice and unexpected was that! #rovers

— Kit Russell (@iamkitrussell) April 25, 2022

Get in!!!!!!!! What a win!!! Given ourselves a chance for the play offs again……. #rovers https://t.co/enkCkKmNcH

— Steph Gardner (@Stephbrfc) April 25, 2022

It might very well be too late, but that was absolutely the best away performance of the season.

Ruthless and dangerous. Where has that been?! #Rovers

— Mike Delap (@MikeyDelap) April 25, 2022

Brilliant Performance 👏 #Rovers

— BRFC Man (@Silk05) April 25, 2022

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