Blackburn Rovers: March 2010 Archives

Rovers target £2m swoop

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is closing in on Lens striker Aruna Dindane and is hoping to secure a £2million deal.

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Transfer worry for Big Sam

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is looking to strengthen in the summer but says he will not be able to draft in a host of new faces.

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Sam blasts Rovers critics

Sam Allardyce says Blackburn are not getting enough credit for their performances and is predicting a bright future for the club.

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Burnley 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

David Dunn has increased Burnley's relegation fears by scoring from the spot to give Blackburn victory against their big local rivals.

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FT:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: Dunn's first half penalty wins the match. Olsson went close twice more. Burnley didn't create enough chances.

HT:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: Dunn's penalty is the difference between the sides at the interval.

GOAL:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: (20mins) Dunn sends Jensen the wrong way from the penalty spot.

LINE UP: Brown, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Salgado, Jones, Dunn, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Roberts, Diouf

LINE UP: Jensen, Alexander, Duff, Mears, Cort, Jordan, McDonald, Elliott, Fletcher, Paterson, Nugent

Big Sam wants new striker

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is drawing up his summer shopping list and has made signing a striker his priority.

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Stars return for Rovers

Blackburn midfielder David Dunn has been passed fit to face Burnley while Sam Allardyce has virtually a fully fit squad to choose from.

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Dunn worry for Rovers

Blackburn are again sweating over the fitness of David Dunn after he picked up a knock to his leg against Birmingham.

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Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Birmingham City

David Dunn grabbed a brace as Blackburn saw off Birmingham City and edged towards safety at Ewood Park.

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FT:Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham: Dunn's double wins the day for Blackburn after McFadden's free-kick had brought Birmingham level.

GOAL:Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham: (67mins) Dunn heads home from virtually on the line from a corner.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham: (54mins) McFadden curls a free-kick into the bottom corner.

HT:Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham: Dunn's 5th min goal separates the sides in a fairly even contest.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham: (5mins) Dunn strikes from 20yds after Kalinic' lay-off.

LINE UP: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Gardner, Bowyer, Ferguson, Fahey, McFadden, Jerome

LINE UP: Brown, Salgado, Samba, Jones, Olsson, Nzonzi, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, Diouf, Kalinic

Injury worries mount up

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has doubts over several players but could recall Franco di Santo against Birmingham on Wednesday.

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Rovers eye County keeper

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is keeping tabs on Notts County keeper Kasper Schmeichel and could make a summer move for him.

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Sam reveals Dunn boost

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed David Dunn will be fit to face Birmingham despite coming of against Chelsea.

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Jones display delights Sam

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has hailed the performance of defender Phil Jones who was outstanding against Chelsea.

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Midfielder fears dismissed

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has played down fears over David Dunn and says he was replaced as a precaution.

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Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Chelsea

El-Hadji Diouf's headed goal gave Blackburn a share of the points against Chelsea and put a dent in Chelsea's title hopes.

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FT:Blackburn 1-1 Chelsea: Diouf's header cancels out Drogba's opener and both sides have to settle for a point apiece.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-1 Chelsea: (70mins) Diouf's powerful header from 6 yards finds the corner.

HT:Blackburn 0-1 Chelsea: Drogba's early goal gives Chelsea a deserved half-time lead.

GOAL:Blackburn 0-1 Chelsea: (5mins) Drogba slides home left-footed from 15 yards.

LINE UP: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Alex, Terry, Paulo Ferreira, Mikel, Kalou, Malouda, Lampard, Anelka, Drogba

LINE UP: Brown, Salgado, Samba, Jones, Olsson, Andrews, Nzonzi, Dunn, Pedersen, Diouf, Kalinic

Boss short for Blues clash

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has a number of key players missing headed by keeper Paul Robinson for Sunday's game with Chelsea.

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Salgado eyes Europe with Rovers

Blackburn star Michel Salgado believes Rovers can push for a place in Europe next season if the club invest over the summer.

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Rovers keen on rising Poland star

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is on the trail of Poland striker Robert Lewandowski, according to reports.

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Bunn on the menu for Rovers

Blackburn Rovers have recalled goalkeeper Mark Bunn from his loan spell at Sheffield United following the injury to Paul Robinson.

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Keeper blow for Rovers

Blackburn have been rocked by the news goalkeeper Paul Robinson is facing a month on the sidelines with a calf injury.

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Allardyce targets Iceman

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is keeping tabs on Gothenburg's Icelandic centre-half Ragnar Sigurdsson.

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Rovers wait on keeper scan

Blackburn are waiting on the results of a scan on goalkeeper Paul Robinson after he limped out of Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Tottenham.

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Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Blackburn Rovers

Roman Pavlyuchenko grabbed a brace for Tottenham as they claimed victory against Blackburn Rovers.

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FT:Tottenham 3-1 Blackburn: Tottenham deservedly picked up maximum points against a below-par Blackburn Rovers side.

GOAL:Tottenham 3-1 Blackburn: (85mins) Roman Pavlyuchenko converts Gareth Bale's low cross.

GOAL:Tottenham 2-1 Blackburn: (79mins) Samba heads home after meeting Pedersen's corner.

GOAL:Tottenham 2-0 Blackburn: (54mins) Pavlyuchenko beats Brown from the edge of the area.

HT:Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn: Spurs lead at the break after enjoying the better of the first half.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Blackburn: (45mins) Defoe prods the ball home from Corluka's flick on.

LINE UP: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Chimbonda, Emerton, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Olsson, Dunn, Kalinic

LINE UP: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Modric, Palacios, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe

Allardyce suffers double injury blow

Blackburn are set to be without Ryan Nelsen and Vince Grella for Saturday's trip to Tottenham with knee and calf injuries respectively.

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Rovers young guns handed 'hard work' warning

Blackburn's emerging young talent have been warned to keep their feet on the ground by defender Chris Samba.

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Rovers ace plays down Nelsen's absence

Christopher Samba claims Blackburn's strength in depth will ease the loss of skipper Ryan Nelsen for Saturday's trip to Tottenham.

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Grella injury latest

Rovers are waiting to hear the full extent of Vince Grella's calf injury but it is thought the problem is not serious.

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Dunn back for Rovers

Blackburn midfielder David Dunn is back to full fitness and is hoping to return against Tottenham this weekend.

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Reid ready for contract battle

Steven Reid says he has to show Sam Allardyce he is worthy of a new deal at Blackburn but has not ruled out staying with West Brom.

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Midfielder blow for Rovers

Vince Grella has suffered another setback on the injury front after being withdrawn from Blackburn's reserve game with Hull.

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Defender linked with switch

Blackburn are being linked with a £500,000 summer move for Motherwell's highly-rated defender Mark Reynolds.

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African duo linked with switch

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is again being linked with a move for Egyptian duo Ahmed Al Muhammadi and Shikabala.

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Big Sam slams managerial rival

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has admitted there's no love lost between him and his Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez.

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Star in dark over future

Blackburn midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen says he is still in the dark over his future and is not sure whether he will stay.

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Albion nip in for Rovers ace

Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid has joined Championship high-flyers West Brom on a month-long loan deal.

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Midfielder in move reports

Rovers' injury plagued midfielder Steven Reid is set for a 'make or break' loan spell at Championship side Sheffield Wednesday.

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Big Sam hails Rovers youth

Sam Allardyce says he is delighted with the progress being made by his Blackburn youngsters and believes the future is a bright one.

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Striker deal in pipeline

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is back in the hunt for Lens striker Aruna Dindane and hopes to do a deal in the summer.

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Big Sam continues spat with Reds boss

Sam Allardyce has hit back at Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez after the Spaniard's criticism of Rovers on Sunday.

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Big Sam after hitman

Sam Allardyce says he feels he needs to bring a goalscorer to Blackburn after they missed a number of chances against Liverpool.

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Rovers target £2m swoop

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is closing in on Lens striker Aruna Dindane and is hoping to secure a £2million deal.

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Transfer worry for Big Sam

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is looking to strengthen in the summer but says he will not be able to draft in a host of new faces.

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Sam blasts Rovers critics

Sam Allardyce says Blackburn are not getting enough credit for their performances and is predicting a bright future for the club.

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Burnley 0-1 Blackburn Rovers

David Dunn has increased Burnley's relegation fears by scoring from the spot to give Blackburn victory against their big local rivals.

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FT:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: Dunn's first half penalty wins the match. Olsson went close twice more. Burnley didn't create enough chances.

HT:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: Dunn's penalty is the difference between the sides at the interval.

GOAL:Burnley 0-1 Blackburn: (20mins) Dunn sends Jensen the wrong way from the penalty spot.

LINE UP: Brown, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Salgado, Jones, Dunn, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Roberts, Diouf

LINE UP: Jensen, Alexander, Duff, Mears, Cort, Jordan, McDonald, Elliott, Fletcher, Paterson, Nugent

Big Sam wants new striker

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is drawing up his summer shopping list and has made signing a striker his priority.

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Stars return for Rovers

Blackburn midfielder David Dunn has been passed fit to face Burnley while Sam Allardyce has virtually a fully fit squad to choose from.

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Dunn worry for Rovers

Blackburn are again sweating over the fitness of David Dunn after he picked up a knock to his leg against Birmingham.

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Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Birmingham City

David Dunn grabbed a brace as Blackburn saw off Birmingham City and edged towards safety at Ewood Park.

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FT:Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham: Dunn's double wins the day for Blackburn after McFadden's free-kick had brought Birmingham level.

GOAL:Blackburn 2-1 Birmingham: (67mins) Dunn heads home from virtually on the line from a corner.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-1 Birmingham: (54mins) McFadden curls a free-kick into the bottom corner.

HT:Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham: Dunn's 5th min goal separates the sides in a fairly even contest.

GOAL:Blackburn 1-0 Birmingham: (5mins) Dunn strikes from 20yds after Kalinic' lay-off.

LINE UP: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Gardner, Bowyer, Ferguson, Fahey, McFadden, Jerome

LINE UP: Brown, Salgado, Samba, Jones, Olsson, Nzonzi, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, Diouf, Kalinic

Injury worries mount up

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has doubts over several players but could recall Franco di Santo against Birmingham on Wednesday.

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Rovers eye County keeper

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce is keeping tabs on Notts County keeper Kasper Schmeichel and could make a summer move for him.

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Sam reveals Dunn boost

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has confirmed David Dunn will be fit to face Birmingham despite coming of against Chelsea.

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Jones display delights Sam

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has hailed the performance of defender Phil Jones who was outstanding against Chelsea.

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Midfielder fears dismissed

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has played down fears over David Dunn and says he was replaced as a precaution.

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