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West Brom Vs. Blackburn: Nikola Kalinic Third Minute Goal Puts Rovers Up

Well, that was quick. We barely settled in before Blackburn scored the day's first goal, with Croatian striker Nikola Kalinic beating Scott Carson from 12 yards out, putting Rovers up at The Hawthorns, 1-0.

The goal isn’t without a touch of controversy, though those tricky camera angles will keep up from complaining too much. A ball played from deep inside Rovers half went wide left for Kalinic, though it was unclear whether the Blackburn attacker was onside. A sharp camera angle provided no way of knowing how founded West Brom complaints were. Instead, Kalinic went alone on goal, cutting in from Scott Carson’s right, letting go from the middle of the box, beating the Brom `keeper far post.

Blackburn is without a win since sacking former manager Sam Allardyce, but now in the 10th minutes at the Hawthorns, Rovers still lead Brom, 1-0.

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