BLACKBURN

manager Tony Mowbray defended his tactics after their defeat at QPR.

The visitors dominated, but Yoann Barbet’s goal gave Rangers the points, as Mowbray opted to play top scorer Adam Armstrong on the left-hand side.

‘It’s my prerogative to pick a team the way I want to play,’ Mowbray said. ‘You play strengths against perceived weaknesses.’

QPR manager Mark Warburton was relieved to see his team finally pick up a home win having gone five games at Loftus Road without scoring. ‘We’ve been working really hard,’ he said.