Rovers pile the pressure on Hodgson

Roy Hodgson has survived many low points in his short spell as Liverpool manager but a 3-1 defeat at Blackburn would seem to be one disaster too far and is likely to hasten his exit from Anfield.

Even before Saturday's injury-time victory over Bolton the suggestion was club owners New England Sports Ventures were actively looking for a replacement.

On this performance they will probably have to speed up that search as two goals from Benjani Mwaruwari, who had not started since November 6 and scored once in 12 previous appearances, and Martin Olsson condemned the Reds to a ninth Barclays Premier League defeat of the season despite Steven Gerrard's late consolation.

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