article_snippet.sent: Tom Cairney (right) opened the scoring for Blackburn Rovers against Leeds United at Elland Road .
article_snippet.sent: Rhodes nets the second for Blackburn Rovers against Leeds United .
article_snippet.sent: Rhodes then produced a neat turn but shot over from eight yards and when Austin had Leeds' best chance so far, Rhodes nodded Charlie Taylor's cross over the bar before leaving Leeds to battle on with 10 men.
article_snippet.sent: Sam Byram's acute angled shot, but Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri had to pull off a desperate stop from Rudy Gestede at point-blank range in the 49th minute.
article_snippet.sent: Lee Williamson's long pass down the right found Rudy Gestede who gave Giuseppe Bellusci the slip before Cairney shot powerfully past Leeds keeper Marco Silvestri.
article_snippet.sent: Gestede who gave Giuseppe Bellusci the slip before Cairney shot powerfully past Silvestri limped off to be replaced by Chris Brown in the 64th minute and a minute later Marshall's long-distance shot smacked against a post.
article_snippet.sent: Cairney picked out Brown, whose accurate cross left the unmarked Rhodes the simple task of heading home for Rhodes 17th goal of the season.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tom Cairney, Jordan Rhodes and Jay Spearing strike for Rovers .