Blackburn Rovers manager Henning Berg has insisted that it was a "football decision" that saw Paul Robinson dropped for the club's match with Blackpool on Saturday.

Robinson was replaced by Jake Kean for the 2-0 defeat at Bloomfield Road but despite Blackburn's fifth defeat in nine games, Berg believes that Kean deserved an opportunity ahead of his more established teammate.

Berg told BBC Radio Lancashire: "It was purely a football decision. It was a tight decision and a difficult one to make.

"Jake has not played much but I've seen him in training and, with the results we've had lately, I felt that we should give him a chance."

Kean's appearance on Saturday was just his third game for the club.