All of the Rovers players in action for their loan clubs were on the losing side on Tuesday evening.

At Bloomfield Road, Mark Bunn and Keith Treacy featured for Sheffield United against Ian Holloway's Blackpool, but they slipped to their third defeat in five winless games, suffering a 3-0 loss.

At Glanford Park, Newcastle United didn't fare any better as they suffered a surprise 2-1 loss to Scunthorpe.

Zurab Khizanishvili again played the full match for the Magpies.

Bristol City won the Westcountry derby against Plymouth Argyle 3-1 with all four goals scored in a frantic seven minute spell.

Alan Judge made his fifth league start of the season in the defeat that leaves Plymouth second from bottom.