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Mansfield Town vs Blackburn Rovers. Carabao Cup First Round.

One Call StadiumAttendance2,885.

Mansfield Town 1

  • M Rose (48th minute)

Blackburn Rovers 3

  • A Stokes (29th minute, 55th minute)
  • S Duffy (54th minute)

Mansfield 1-3 Blackburn: Anthony Stokes brace puts Rovers into next round

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Highlights of the Sky Bet EFL Cup match between Mansfield and Blackburn.

League Two Mansfield's hopes of an EFL Cup upset were destroyed by two goals in as many second-half minutes by visiting Championship side Blackburn in a 3-1 defeat.

Anthony Stokes made it three goals in two games to lift Rovers after Saturday's opening home disaster against Norwich and kill off the plucky Stags.

An evenly-contested first half saw a single goal separate the sides at the break after Stokes had picked up a Danny Graham flick on the left of the box on 29 minutes and fired a low shot that deflected inside the far post off centre-half Kyle Howkins.

However, the game was all square just three minutes into the second half, Mitch Rose jumping to head home a long Mal Benning cross from the left.

But it did not last long as a double salvo from Blackburn finally put some daylight between the teams.

The Stags' defending was found wanting as on 53 minutes Shane Duffy was allowed to throw himself at a Craig Conway corner and power home the header.

Then Stokes beat goalkeeper Scott Shearer to a Ben Marshall cross to flick home his header and seal the tie.

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Stokes also hit the bar just before the end.

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