Alan Shearer congratulates Ireland international Sammie Szmodics on Blackburn feat

Szmodics is the first Blackburn player to reach 30 goals in a season since Alan Shearer during the 1995/96 campaign. 

Blackburn Rovers' Sammie Szmodics celebrates scoring their side's first goal of the game against Leeds. Picture: Jess Hornby/PA Wire.

Sammie Szmodics scored his 30th goal of the season for Blackburn Rovers on Saturday. It was an important one as well, the sole goal in a victory over Leeds.

The Ireland international hit the net in the 82nd minute after Tyrhys Dolan swivelled, passed and found him in the box. Szmodics was typically clinical.