Kean praises ‘excellent’ fans but laments missed chances

STEVE KEAN praised the Blackburn fans for getting behind their team at Ewood Park yesterday and felt they should have been rewarded with at least a point against Stoke.

Rovers were playing at home for the first time since the defeat by Bolton saw the abuse of Kean reach a peak but the supporters gave the Scot a break following Saturday’s superb win against Manchester United.

The hosts began well but in the first half, Peter Crouch netted his 100th and 101st goals in league football to put Stoke two up and David Goodwillie’s first Barclays Premier League goal turned out to be just a consolation in a 2-1 loss.