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| Chris Sutton scores Blackburn's second |
Though Nottingham Forest missed out on being promoted as Division One Champions, avoiding defeat in their last three games did mean they were promoted as Unofficial English Champions.
Their first 14 games in the 1994/95 season, saw them successfully defend their crown against the likes of Manchester United, Everton, Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.
Game 15 brought Blackburn Rovers to the City Ground with their newly formed SAS strike partnership, Chris Sutton and Alan Shearer. Sutton's £5m transfer from Norwich City was the highest transfer fee in British football at the time while Shearer would go on to be the Premier League's all time leading goalscorer.
It took just 6 minutes for Blackburn to get off the mark. Chris Sutton received the ball with his back to goal and from 25 yards out, swiveled and shot just beyond the reach of Forest keeper Mark Crossley.
Blackburn had to wait until 68 minutes for their second but it was a sign of the developing SAS partnership. Shearer won the ball from a corner and nodded it into the path of an unmarked Sutton who was able to sweep it into the goal.
This was Blackburn's golden era and what better way to celebrate than by becoming the English Champions.
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