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In a game that lacked much of the bite and energy that so often lights up a local derby, Blackburn fans had to wait until the 95th minute for the one moment of real quality.<\/p>\n
It came from a throw in, with the ball recycled back to Cashin out wide on the left at the second phase, with the defender sending in a deep cross.<\/p>\n
Ohashi, one of the smallest players on the pitch, found himself in plenty of space to leap high and send a looping header back across goal and into the corner beyond Preston keeper David Cornell.<\/p>\n
It sparked wild celebrations with O’Neill, taking charge of his first home game for the club, slipping over on the turf. He and his players knew what a huge moment it could be.<\/p>\n
After a drab first half, it was Rovers who showed more attacking intent in the second, with Matias Jorgensen and Moussa Baradji going close for the hosts.<\/p>\n
North End’s attackers had a subdued evening, rarely testing Blackburn goalkeeper Balasz Toth, although they did strike the woodwork within two minutes of the start of the match.<\/p>\n
Devine’s deep corner evaded everyone and bounced up off the top of the crossbar and over, before Lewis Dobbin drew a rare save from Toth with a jinking run into the box and shot towards the near post.<\/p>\n
Devine came within a whisker of opening the scoring directly from a set-piece again, this time whipping a dangerous free-kick into the area, which somehow squeezed all the way through and just kissed the post as it went behind for a goal-kick.<\/p>\n
Paul Heckingbottom’s side enjoyed a brief period of dominance after the introduction of Thierry Small just before the hour but ultimately missed a chance to strengthen their play-off credentials.<\/p>\n
Having sat sixth on 94 minutes, they could find themselves as low as 12th in a congested Championship table if results go against them on Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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