Rovers condemned to third straight defeat by Icelander’s cool finish

Blackburn 0 Charlton 1

Hreidarsson produced a stunning diving header from Paolo di Canio's corner to fire the only goal of the game against Blackburn at Ewood Park. But the Iceland international had been in doubt until two hours before the kick-off and Curbishley had even less confidence about his ability to finish off the move which won the game.

Curbishley revealed: "Hermann woke up this morning and felt really bad and couldn't train with us. But he got up for lunch and felt better and declared himself fit at 5pm."