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O'Neill thrilled to end 'challenging' week with win

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Michael O'Neill raises his arm and gives a thumbs up with his right hand to Blackburn fans at the end of their win at Millwall
Michael O'Neill has won three of seven games in charge of Blackburn [Getty Images]

Blackburn Rovers head coach Michael O'Neill says he was thrilled with his team's response in coming from behind to win at promotion-chasing Millwall.

Trailing 1-0 with 10 minutes to go, Mathias Jorgensen scored twice to turn it around and claim a valuable first win in five games as Rovers moved up to 19th and three points clear of the drop zone.

And having only claimed one point from matches against relegation rivals in the last few days in drawing with Portsmouth and losing at Oxford United, Blackburn turned their week around.

"It's been a challenging week," O'Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"We knew the significance of it with playing Portsmouth and then Oxford away and having to come here, which we knew would be difficult.

"The early part didn't go as we'd have planned but the reaction was very good.

"A big commitment from the players – we kept them down (south) between the games and the performance was excellent.

"Maybe I was a little harsh on them on Wednesday, we weren't as poor as I thought.

"It's often difficult in the Championship when you go behind, it's difficult to play against teams. We learned that lesson, we went behind today and we showed real character and real quality to win the game."

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