Todd Cantwell’s first-half penalty clinched Blackburn a 1-0 victory over Leeds at Ewood Park as Daniel Farke’s side missed out on the chance to return to the top of the Championship. Sheffield United’s defeat of Sunderland a day earlier meant Leeds came into this clash in second spot.

Blackburn midfielder Todd Cantwell has described Rangers as a ‘special club’ as he refused to rule out returning to Ibrox one day. The 26-year-old moved to Rangers in January 2023, and he had a rollercoaster 18 months with the Glasgow outfit, with the high point coming as they won the League Cup.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Leeds United at Ewood Park on Saturday; Todd Cantwells first-half penalty seals victory for John Eustaces side.

Blackburn stopped Leeds returning to the top of the Championship with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Ewood Park. Todd Cantwell’s first-half penalty, converted after Ao Tanaka had felled Tyrhys Dolan in the area, proved enough for in-form Rovers to post a third win on the spin.

Eustace has to take some of the credit for this, as he has managed Cantwell superbly. By resisting the urge to rush him in, he has allowed the attacking midfielder to develop at his own pace and the following weeks will likely see improvements continue.

Todd Cantwell’s first-half penalty clinched Blackburn Rovers a 1-0 victory over Leeds at Ewood Park as Daniel Farke’s side missed out on the chance to return to the top of the Championship.

Take a bow, Tyrhys Dolan and Todd Cantwell. On Saturday they had Daniel Farke's promotion favourites on toast.