Ruben Rochina With Blackburn East Carling Cup Hopes Go West

Leyton Orient put up a brave fight against Steve Kean of Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park, but the League One leaders fighters were empty in the late Ruben Rochin paint and Simon Vukcevic.

East, winless this season, scored a 64th minute equalizer through David Mooney, after Blackburn had taken the lead one minute before the break with a penalty of Jason Roberts. Premier League team down in the second half, with Rochina promising side-foot it back into the lead in the 71st minute and Vukcevic make it 3-1 four minutes later. Dean Cox scored a late consolation for the visitors.

Kean said. "I thought we did a lot of things about it and I was very happy with how we played the first half we were a little 'slow in our past, and the square was too far back, and when the East was the fact that didn 't show the strength enough to go back so I thought we were poor.

"But think of all the game when it came back it would have been four or five goals in front. However, poor finishing and good performance of the guards I think the game would have been outside the view. I felt I had possession, but not out wide. "

Wolverhampton Wanderers scored twice in the first 10 minutes on track to beat Championship side Millwall 5-0, with goals from David Edwards, Adam Hammill, George Elokobi, James Spray and Adlène Guedioura. Middlesbrough were defeated by the goals of Wilfried Zaha and Calvin Andrew in a 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace. Merouane Zemmama scored for Boro at Selhurst Park.

Burnley beat League One club MK Dons 2-1 at Turf Moor. Daniel Powell put the visitors ahead after six minutes before Kieran Trippier André Amougou tied and scored the winning goal a minute from time. Aldershot has drawn the ire of minor importance with a 2-1 win at home in Champions League Rochdale. Ashley Grimes Rochdale took the lead, but second half strikes from Michael Rankine and Danny Hylton won the League Two club.

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