Blackburn boss Mark Hughes was left to lament lost opportunities against Birmingham as his side missed out on a place in Europe.

Aston Villa only drawing 2-2 at West Ham meant Rovers could have gained entry via the Intertoto Cup.

Hughes said: "We had an opportunity to get the job done and we didn't, that's the galling thing.

"We are disappointed with that situation because we haven't taken the opportunity that presented itself.

"Obviously we needed to win the game, a draw really wasn't good enough so we had to throw on attack-minded players and when you do that sometimes you can get a little bit ragged and a little bit in-disciplined and as a consequence you can get exposed which happened in the end.

"Overall the season has been very good and we'll look to build on it next year."