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‘Selfish’ all-action ace gets his reward

Player Profile: Blackburn Rovers attacking midfielder Sammie Szmodics
By Chris Dunlavy

It is a mark of the rapid progress made by Sammie Szmodics this season that the Blackburn Rovers attacking midfielder has already matched his output for the entire 2022-23 campaign.
Last weekend’s equalising goal against Ipswich – though ultimately futile – was his fifth in eight matches and placed him joint-top of the Championship scoring charts. An additional assist meant Szmodics, who turned 28 last Sunday, was one of just four players, alongside Southampton’s Adam Armstrong and the Plymouth pair of ...

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