FA CUP

DANNY GRAHAM fired League One Blackburn Rovers into the third round with a well-taken right-foot shot 24 minutes into last night’s second-round replay at Crewe’s Alexandra stadium. Graham, who also scored in last Sunday’s 3-3 draw at Ewood, beat keeper Ben Garratt from 12 yards as Blackburn booked a home tie with Hull City on January 6. In a clash delayed 24 hours by bad weather, League Two strugglers Crewe rarely threatened after half-time and Rovers went close to increasing their lead with efforts from Graham and Sam Hart.