Championship strugglers Blackburn Rovers and West Bromwich Albion played out a drab goalless draw at Ewood Park.

Having seen fellow relegation-threatened sides Portsmouth and Oxford United draw 2-2 earlier in the day, both teams knew a victory could go a long way to securing their survival.

However, the draw means the Baggies are just four points and two places above the drop zone, with Rovers one spot and two points above them.

Aune Heggebo lit up a dreary first half when his close-range effort was tipped onto the bar by Blackburn keeper Balazs Toth after 30 minutes.

Rovers improved after the break and looked more likely to get the decisive opening goal as Moussa Baradji, Tom Atcheson and Mathias Jorgensen went close, with the hosts failing to register an effort on target.

Albion's Isaac Price sending a low effort wide of the far post in the seventh minute was the only chance of a first half that lacked much goalmouth action.

That changed when Heggebo's swivelling volley from six yards out was well saved by Toth after Callum Styles' cross had been headed into his path by Ousmane Diakite.

Ryoya Morishita blazed an effort high and wide for Rovers, who failed to threaten the Baggies goal in the first period.

The home side started the second period brightly, having brought on Jorgensen and Yuri Ribeiro at the interval. Baradji blazed wide from an angle from inside the box, before Atcheson flicked a header wide from a corner.

The hosts continued to up the pressure but failed to convert their best chance - Jorgensen appeared to duck as he tried to head in a 63rd-minute Morishita cross when contact with his head could have given his side the lead.

He had a shot blocked by Diakite in the box soon after, before Albion substitute Daryl Dike had an effort charged down with five minutes to go.

West Brom's draw extended interim boss James Morrison's unbeaten run to six games.