The 2021-22 campaign was a season of soaring hope and ultimate heartbreak for Blackburn Rovers as Rovers secured an 8th-place finish in the Championship, agonisingly missing out on the play-off spots. Leading the charge was the newly-re-christened star, Ben Brereton Díaz, whose sensational career-best haul of 22 league goals powered an early promotion charge that saw the team briefly surge to third in the table. However, a major injury to their talisman in the second half of the season saw their form dramatically fade, preventing what many hoped would be a glorious return to the top flight. It was a season defined by the spectacular rise of the Chilean international and remains a compelling near-miss in the club's modern history.