If this was Rudy Gestede’s parting act as a Blackburn Rovers player, it was a fitting way to bid farewell. The giant forward’s aerial menace and uncompromisingly direct approach form part of his appeal to Premier League clubs and he illustrated as much by scoring the decisive goal to eliminate another from the FA Cup. Swansea City, 21 places above Blackburn in the league ladder, saw their problems increase at Ewood Park.
Last Saturday brought their heaviest defeat for 20 years, a 5-0 thrashing by Chelsea. This brought a different kind of defensive disaster when the centre-back Kyle Bartley was dismissed, leaving them to play 83 minutes with 10 men. After a quick-fire exchange of first-half goals, with Gylfi Sigurdsson and Chris Taylor trading fine strikes, the game seemed to be meandering to a conclusion.
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