Afolayan brace powers Blackburn Rovers to home win over Millwall
VALMIERA, Latvia (Interstat) — Oladapo Afolayan scored twice and Andri Guðjohnsen added a stoppage-time goal as Blackburn Rovers FC beat Millwall 3-1 on Saturday, Sept. 12, in an English Championship match at J. Daliņa stadions. Afolayan, a forward, opened the scoring in the 41st minute and struck again in the 58th while logging 70 minutes. Millwall briefly answered with one goal before Afolayan restored the lead. Guðjohnsen capped the win in the third minute of second-half stoppage time. Blackburn moved to 2 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws in the Championship and across all competitions. Millwall dropped to 3 wins and 3 losses in the Championship and overall. Yellow cards went to Blackburn’s Hayden Carter, Sam Morsy, Harry Pickering, Gady Beyuku and Jayden Fevrier, while Millwall’s Zak Sturge, Jenson Metcalfe and Mark Sykes were booked. Blackburn returns to league play at Portsmouth on Sept. 19, while Millwall visits Middlesbrough on Sept. 15.