Blackburn Rovers have made shock request to Ipswich Town after controversial EFL decision

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Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town will meet at Ewood Park again this season following the latest decision.

The EFL confirmed that Blackburn vs Ipswich will be replayed in full after the original game was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.

Rovers were leading 1-0 with 10 minutes to go at the time, and plenty are fuming with the EFL’s decision to have Blackburn vs Ipswich replayed.

A date has yet to be confirmed for the rearranged game, but Blackburn are already plotting a request to give themselves an advantage.

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Blackburn want Ipswich to let them score

Alan Nixon has been providing updates of the ongoing situation in relation to the game and in his latest Patreon, revealed that Blackburn have asked the EFL to let them score against Ipswich.

Nixon said: “Blackburn Rovers have told the EFL that Ipswich Town should give them a goal when their game is controversially replayed.

“Rovers made the request in an email to the authorities as a way of putting right the wrong of having to re-start the game.

“Blackburn feel they should have been awarded the points after the match was abandoned at 1-0 against their ten man rivals last weekend.”

Have teams allowed others to score before?

It wouldn’t be the first time that a team have allowed another to score.

One of the most recent examples was when Aston Villa and Leeds United met in a Championship fixture in 2019.

Marcelo Bielsa ordered his Leeds side to let Villa score after they didn’t put the ball out while one of the visitors’ players was down injured.

There have been other situations too with Leicester City allowing Nottingham Forest to score a goal during a League Cup meeting in 2007.