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Watch Tony Watt’s debut goal for Blackburn as Lambert smiles again

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TONY WATTPaul Lambert and new signing Tony Watt have been drawn at home to West Ham or Liverpool for a place in the last eight of the FA Cup.

Edging closer to the Championship play-off places is the aim at Blackburn with Saturday’s comfortable win away to Oxford United a welcome indication of the direction the club is moving in.

News that Jordan Rhodes is on his way to Middlesborough could sent the club into a tailspin but the arrival of Watt, initially on loan but with an end of season deal arranged with Charlton, has put a new complexion on the remainder of the season.

A hitch in the deal to take Rhodes to Teeside could see him team up with Watt at Ewood Park for the remainder of the season.

After his testing times at Aston Villa Lambert appears to have also developed a fresh complexion with the glasses, fear and anxiety that characterised his time at Villa Park cast aside.

The axe from Villa gave the former Celtic skipper an extended break from the game- time that he put to good use as he visited a number of top clubs to find out what makes them tick.

I loved my time off, I really did,” Lambert admitted. “I did things I wanted to do – I was with Bayer Leverkusen, I was with Real Madrid, I was with Bayern Munich, I was with Dortmund … I was everywhere. I loved watching the training, it was great meeting different people and enjoying my life.

I knew the job I’d done at Aston Villa, I knew the money I’d got [to spend] there was nowhere near what they’re getting now. Was I happy? Aye, absolutely, but I knew [the sack] was coming and I was happy because everyone can see now it’s just a little bit harder there than people think.”

On Saturday Blackburn travel to face second placed Middlesborough at the Riverside Stadium.

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