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Bersant Celina beats Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper David Raya to add Swansea's third goal

Swansea City fought back to beat Blackburn Rovers and move within a point of the Championship play-off places.

The visitors led at the break thanks to Charlie Mulgrew's penalty.

Swans were transformed in the second half and levelled as Rovers goalkeeper David Raya turned in Jay Fulton's long-range strike.

Connor Roberts' low finish put them ahead three minutes later, before Bersant Celina clipped in a late third.

A first victory since September lifts Swansea up to eighth in the table while Blackburn, who had won their past two matches, stay seventh a point ahead.

Swansea had won only one of their previous seven games, with manager Graham Potter frequently making several changes to his line-up in an attempt to arrest that slide.

He made a further five alterations for this game, but those failed to inspire the Swans as they meekly allowed Blackburn to control the early exchanges.

The visitors kept possession with little or no pressure from the Swans, whose midfield of Kyle Naughton, Matt Grimes and Tom Carroll was particularly ineffective.

Their lack of conviction made for a flat atmosphere inside the Liberty Stadium, much to the delight of their opponents.

Buoyed by their two previous wins, Blackburn passed the ball around confidently and, without having to work too hard, they took the lead midway through the first half.

Amari'i Bell darted infield from the left wing and was brought down by Naughton inside the box, giving Mulgrew the opportunity to plant his penalty firmly into the net.

Charlie Mulgrew had put Blackburn Rovers ahead from the penalty spot

From that point Rovers were content to simply hold on to the ball, seldom threatening to add to their lead but seemingly unworried by the prospect of a Swansea revival.

The ease of the visitors' task added to the sense of frustration simmering among the home fans, who booed the Swans' players off at the break.

Potter responded with another couple of changes at the break, with Leroy Fer and Fulton replacing Martin Olsson and Carroll.

And while the manager's other recent changes might have drawn a lukewarm response, these helped transform the game.

Where Swansea had been directionless and without fire in the first half, they were energetic and organised in the second.

Fulton lit the fuse for their revival with a powerful 20-yard drive, which hit the post and then Raya's back before trickling over the line.

Three minutes later, the Liberty Stadium was at full volume as Daniel James made a run into Blackburn's box and set up fellow Swansea academy graduate Roberts to calmly finish with his left foot.

Blackburn had opportunities to equalise, with Swans keeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt saving well from Bradley Dack.

But less than a minute after that chance, so too did the visitors' hopes of salvaging something from the game as Fer passed to Celina, who delicately lifted the ball over the onrushing Raya to seal Swansea's victory.

Swansea manager Graham Potter told BBC Radio Wales:

"What I said at half-time stays between me and the players, but it was a learning point for us all the first half.

"We weren't ourselves and... the penalty gives them the lead. Then we were just a bit flat, we didn't give the crowd anything to get excited about and it's one of those moments we'll get better from.

"The response is what I'd expect from the players and... the second half was more a reminder of how you need to play football."

Blackburn manager Tony Mowbray:

"The result is not very good, but the game I thought we were pretty good for long spells and didn't feel threatened.

"The more it got stretched their mobile, fast ball travellers gave us problems. We will brush ourselves down and get ready to go on Saturday.

"I think it's 18 months since we lost back-to-back games so we will go there and be really positive and try to take the game to West Brom and see how we get on."