Yuki Ohashi (right) celebrates a goal with Blackburn Rovers team-matesShutterstock

Yuki Ohashi (right) has scored ten goals for Blackburn Rovers this season

Japan duo Yuki Ohashi and Ryoyo Morishita inspired Blackburn Rovers to a 3-1 win over Sheffield United that ensured Michael O'Neill's side another season of Championship football.

Rovers knew a win would be enough to avoid the drop and they did all the hard work in an impressive first half where they went 3-0 up, before sitting back to defend their lead in the second.

Morishita's piercing through ball set up Ohashi for their 12th-minute opener, with Morishita adding the second from close range after 32 minutes.

Ohashi scored his second on the stroke of half-time, powerfully heading past Adam Davies to make it three. The hosts improved in the second half and got on the scoresheet through Harrison Burrows but it proved to be merely a consolation.

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Player of the match

R. Morishita
9.16
6 T. Bindon
4.02
38 F. Seriki
3.80
4 O. Arblaster
3.70
42 S. Peck
3.60
8 G. Hamer
3.51
5 L. Hjelde
3.50
17 A. Davies
3.41
45 P. Bamford
3.36
14 H. Burrows
2.87
7 T. Cannon
2.78
44 J. Riedewald
2.73
12 K. Hoever
2.73
2 J. Tanganga
2.64
48 J. Rothwell
2.61
25 M. McGuinness
2.54
24 T. Chong
2.38
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