Blackburn Rovers saw their ten-game unbeaten run at home come to an end on Saturday afternoon, as they were beaten 1-0 by promotion-chasing Fulham at Ewood Park.

In a game of few chances, Aleksander Mitrovic's 20th goal of the season midway through the second half was enough to secure all three points for Scott Parker's side, leaving Rovers 12th in the Championship table, six points adrift of the play-off places.

One positive from that defeat for Blackburn was the performance of goalkeeper Christian Walton.

The 24-year-old Brighton loanee has enjoyed some impressive outings in recent weeks following a difficult start to the campaign, that resurgence topped off with something of a standout showing against the Cottagers at on Saturday.

So, just how good was Walton against Fulham?

Here, we put the spotlight on some of the goalkeeper's key stats from that match, in order to find out.

Walton continued his run of playing every minute of Blackburn's Championship campaign this season in that clash with Fulham, and it certainly appears he is starting to grow into that role more and more as the campaign goes on.

Despite the fact that he was unable to prevent Mitrovic firing into the bottom corner for what would prove to be the matchwinner, it appears that had it not been for Walton, Fulham's margin of victory could have been greater, with Walton's expected goals conceded tally higher than the one goal he actually did concede.

Indeed, with the 24-year-old saving five of the six shots he faced on Saturday, Walton certainly had his work cut out keeping Fulham at bay, something he looks to have done well, with the exception of that clinical finish from inside the Blackburn area from Mitrovic.

That saves to shots ratio is made even more impressive by the fact that Walton had to use his reflexes with four of those five saves he made, showing just how alert and agile he was in a game that went through plenty of lulls in the action.

As well as his shot-stopping, Walton's distribution also appears to have been a useful outlet for Rovers on Saturday.

With all ten of his short passes being completed successfully, Walton was certainly reliable when it comes to starting passages of play when Rovers may have wanted to play out from the back.

Add to that a long pass success rate of 57% that suggests the goalkeeper also offered a fairly useful supply line at times when they decided to take a more direct approach with their attacks, and it seems Walton is a reliable asset to have whatever tactics Blackburn employ in terms of moving up the pitch.

This therefore, appears to be the type of performance that will give Walton the confidence that he could have the chance of getting a run in the first-team when he returns to parent club Brighton in the summer.

By that extent, it is also the type of performance that will only emphasise the pressure on Blackburn, when it comes to finding a number one to fill Walton's gloves at Ewood Park, in a few months time.