Two goals in three minutes from Jordan Rhodes and Craig Conway have put Blackburn Rovers 2-0 up away at Charlton Athletic at half time.

Defender Alex Baptiste, who was brought into the side following an injury to Marcus Olsson, almost broke the deadlock after just two minutes, as his long-range volley required Stephen Henderson to tip it round the post.

However, the visitors found the breakthrough in the 15th minute as Rhodes latched on to the end of a Ben Marshall throw, carried the ball forward and slotted it in off the far post.

Blackburn doubled their lead only three minutes later as Craig Conway took advantage of some loose defending and he fired the ball past the keeper.

Charlton almost hit back immediately, but Igor Vetokele's shot from Tony Watt's pass hit the bar in the home side's best chance of the half.