It has been something of an inconsistent season in the Championship for Blackburn Rovers.

Having started the campaign with back to back defeats, Tony Mowbray's side then enjoyed a run of four wins in six games, only to follow that up by failing to win any of their next six league games.

Those struggles have now faded away for the time being, however, with Rovers winning four of their last five games, to lift themselves back into the top half of the Championship standings.

That inconsistency and struggle to really build on the foundation they have laid for themselves does seem to have led to some frustration amongst the club's fans, and one man to have come in for particular scrutiny so far in the campaign is Elliott Bennett.

The 30-year-old was handed the captain's armband at the start of the season following the departure of Charlie Mulgrew on a season-long loan to Wigan Athletic, and has been used in a variety of positions throughout the course of the campaign, most notably at right-back, despite his more natural position further up the pitch.

Perhaps in part due to that unfamiliar role, Bennett has, in the eyes of some fans, struggled to make a positive impact this season, causing him to come in for some criticism from certain areas of the club's support.

But has that stick been justified?

Here, we put the spotlight on Bennett's performances so far this season in order to find out.

So far this season, Bennett has featured in every single one of Rovers' league games, highlighting the trust that Mowbray continues to have in him, despite some of those questions that have come his way at times from the stands.

With Bennett winning over 60% of his defensive duels throughout the course of the season, the makeshift full-back does seem appear to be reasonably reliable for someone who is not exactly a natural in that position, given that, more often than not, it looks as though he is going to stop his attacker getting past him.

Despite that it does seem as though some of those concerns about Bennett's role in Blackburn's back four are understandable.

With the 30-year-old losing possession more than ten times per game, the fact that he has mostly been playing in a full-back position is going to be a concern.

Since it is that part of the pitch that he finds himself in, that concession of possession is going to put the Rovers goal under threat, given the opportunities it provides for opposition sides to send crosses into the Blackburn area, particularly when you consider the struggles Rovers' number one goalkeeper - Brighton loanee Christian Walton - has endured with deliveries into the box this season.

Furthermore, with Bennett only winning back possession eight times per game on average, it seems as though the Blackburn captain isn't always making up for those times he does give the ball away, making it harder for his side to control games and prevent opposition sides from capitalising on those threats.

Even so, there are other positives of Bennett's game that are worth acknowledging.

With an average of more than four interceptions per game, it does seem as though the 30-year-old is capable of reading the game well even while in an unfamiliar position, allowing him to step in and snuff out attacks in that respect at least.

It also seems as though Bennett remains a more reliable player when it comes to other aspects of his all-round game.

Having been successful with over three-quarters of his passes throughout the course of the season, Bennett is still capable of effecting a strong link-up with the rest of his teammates, regardless of the position he finds himself in, meaning his creativity still makes him a threat when he does move forward for Rovers.

Indeed, no Blackburn player has supplied more assists for his teammates this season than the four provided by Bennett, highlighting the importance he still has to this side.

The most recent of those assists came when Bennett was given a chance in his more natural right-wing position for the first time this season - when he came off the bench to set up Sam Gallagher to score Blackburn's winner in their 2-1 victory at Stoke on Saturday.

With that in mind, you wonder whether Mowbray will be tempted to return him to that position on a more regular basis going forward, both to exploit his creativity in that position, and relieve some of that pressure of his side from a defensive perspective.