Blackburn Rovers head coach John Eustace has singled out Tyrhys Dolan for praise following his side's 1-0 victory over Leeds United at the weekend.

Dolan was awarded the player-of-the-match award after his excellent jinking run into the box led to him being up-ended by Leeds midfielder Ao Tanaka and a penalty being awarded, which was duly despatched by Todd Cantwell - the game's match-deciding moment.

"He was outstanding," Eustace told BBC Radio Lancashire. "Ty’s a fantastic young player, he’s got a lot of games under his belt.

"There’s a lot of pressure on him to perform and when we were playing him in that number 10 role, coming in for Sammie [Szmodics], that might have been playing on his mind a little bit.

"But the way that he’s took to his task the last couple of games has been outstanding."

Dolan has started 14 of Rovers' 16 Championship matches, scoring twice and providing two assists, and Eustace has been impressed with the level of the 22-year-old's performances so far this campaign.

"His work-rate and his endeavour, quality as well, is there for everyone to see and I’m really pleased for Ty," he added.