Rovers put the turbulence at Ewood Park to the back of their minds as Gueye took his league goal tally for the season to five, either side of two disallowed West Brom strikes, as Blackburn leapfrogged their opponents and solidified their top-six status.
Blackburn wanted a penalty with the first action of the second half when Mason Holgate bundled Gueye over inside the area but referee David Webb waved away the protests.
Blackburn were inches away from doubling their advantage when Dolan fed Gueye through on goal and he whacked a rocket off the underside of the crossbar which bounced off the line and away from danger.
Blackburn did not miss wantaway manager John Eustace’s presence on the touchline after Makhtar Gueye scored a second-half brace in a 2-0 win at fellow Championship play-off chasers West Brom.
It took 20 minutes for the hosts to finally come out of their shell, with Mikey Johnston digging out a cross and finding Adam Armstrong but he was denied a goal against his former club by Aynsley Pears before Heggem nodded onto the post a minute later.
