On a hale and blustery north Lancashire day Wolves showed Blackburn how to finish and thus secured one of the fifth round’s numbered balls in Monday evening’s draw.
John Eustace’s men may bewail their luck as they were not schooled by their Premier League visitor but the sport is simple: if chances are spurned and the foe is ruthless they are triumphant and so the six-time winners are out.
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