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Danny Graham scored his 50th and 51st goals in Rovers colours

Blackburn Rovers ended a seven-game winless run with victory against strugglers Wigan Athletic, who are now seven matches without a win themselves.

Danny Graham put Rovers ahead from the spot in the first half, smashing into the top corner for his 50th goal for the club, after Reece James fouled Harrison Reed in the box.

Nick Powell's header brushed a post as Wigan came close to an equaliser - and they were punished soon after when Graham nipped in after Wigan failed to cope with a long ball in behind.

Rovers midfielder Bradley Dack put the result beyond doubt, capping an influential night for the home side with a third when he picked off Jonas Olsson's back-pass to slide in.

Tony Mowbray's side had engineered themselves into outside contention for the play-offs before their disappointing run saw them slide down the table,

However, this success eases some of the fears that they might be involved at the opposite end of the table as they now have a 14-point buffer between them and the bottom three.

The same cannot be said for Wigan who, despite just three defeats in eight games, sit only three points off the drop zone.

They were competitive throughout and continued to press for a route back into the contest, with chances falling to Josh Windass and Lee Evans, who had a goal chalked off a foul on Derrick Williams.

Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray:

"I'm delighted for everybody to get back to winning ways.

"We had a young lad making his debut and cobbled a team together.

"Huge credit to them, we managed to get the job done. The last little bit fell for us tonight."

Wigan Athletic manager Paul Cook:

"How do you sum up disappointment and a catalogue of individual errors?

"I have never been a manager to come on and apologise to the fans because in football you have your bumps and bruises and your ups and downs.

"Tonight is a tough night, make no bones about it, it is a very, very tough night."