1. Caught Offside

Be a sheep. Whilst it is always good to locate the 'next big thing' and follow the trend of a cheap player hitting a strong patch of form, do not attempt to adhere to the theory that buying the most obvious players is pointless as everyone has them.

How long have we been hoping for a result like this? We said for a long time that somebody will get a hiding from Arsenal sooner or later and today Blackburn – together with a handful of wasted bin bags, filled with nothing but hot air were taken to the Bin-Bangers.

How long have we been hoping for a result like this? We said for a long time that somebody will get a hiding from Arsenal sooner or later and today Blackburn – together with a handful of wasted bin bags, filled with nothing but hot air were taken to the Bin-Bangers.

Chelsea v Manchester United: A Battle Of Widths - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

According to Castrol EDGE Performance analysis, both Manchester United and Chelsea's wingers have been key to both club's positive play this season, with Antonio Valencia, Nani, Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge all enjoying impressive campaigns.

Bolton vs Arsenal 2012 Highlights 0-0 Video February BWFC AFC is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Bolton vs Arsenal 2012 Highlights 0-0 Video February BWFC AFC is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Bolton vs Arsenal 2012 ( Bolton Arsenal video below) Final score:- Bolton vs Arsenal 0-0 Reebok Stadium, Bolton- 1 February, 2012- 20.

Bolton vs Liverpool 3-1 Highlights Goals 2012 Davies Reo Coker Bellamy Steinsson Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Bolton vs Liverpool 3-1 Highlights Goals 2012 Davies Reo Coker Bellamy Steinsson Video is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Bolton vs Liverpool 2012 ( BWFC vs Liverpool Video below) Final score and result:- Bolton vs Liverpool 3-1 ( Davies, Reo-Coker, Steinsson/ Bellamy) Reebok Stadium- 21 January, 2012- 17.

The African Cup of Nations' effect on Arsenal sums up the slightly oddball line-up for this year's tournament. That Alexandre Song could line out against Swansea was a huge boost (at least until his somewhat floundering performance on the day). That Marouane Chamakh could not was... well... a huge boost too.

As the curtains draw open for the AFCON tournament, attention will definitely be on a number of players who are set to retire once a winner is revealed on February 12th.

For many it will mark an end to the golden generation of some of the continent's truly brightest talents but also the beginning for a new breed of stars who will look to carry on from where their predecessors left.

Arsene Wenger said he doesn't expect to sign any new players during the rest of the January transfer window and feels it should be scrapped anyway. Which is a little odd considering we just saw Thierry Henry climb into Emirates Stadium through the window. If he sticks to his word, then Gunner fans shouldn't expect to see the cavalry arrive in the nick of time to save the season from sinking any further.

By Alan Duffy

Blackburn Rovers 3-1 Fulham Premier League 14th January 2012

Steve Kean watched his side produce a superb battling performance at Ewood Park on Saturday, a performance which ultimately moved Blackburn out of the relegation zone for the first time since September.

A tale of absent friends made this cup tie somewhat less of an occasion than it could otherwise have been. We knew that Demba Ba and Cheick Tiote wouldn't feature in this game, but when Blackburn lined up without Yakubu and Samba that was a bit of a bonus. Also missing was Paul Clement, [...]

Mirror: Every day at Everton shows why Moyes is such a remarkable boss

The day David Moyes looks for a new challenge away from Goodison Park is the day Everton should be worried. Until then, Moyes will carry on working miracles with a few slip-ups along the way. And he is performing miracles.

szólj hozzá: Man Utd v Blackburn 2:3 MOTD

David De Gea's horrendous flapping at a corner led to Grant Hanley following up on his header by bulling through to the ball again for Blackburn's winner and his debut Premier League goal. It was a shocking win for the cellar dwellers and it completely knocked the sails off the celebratory mood enveloping Old Trafford before the game on the occasion of Sir Alex's 70th birthday.

Blackburn produced arguably the shock of the season so far by defeating Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford in an unexpected set back for the champions. A Dimitar Berbatov brace wasn't enough to rescue United as goals from Yakubu and Grant Hanley sealed a famous victory for under pressure manager Steve Kean.

Scorers:
Yakubu (Bla) 16′ pen, 51′
Berbatov (Man Utd) 52′, 62′
Hanley (Bla) 80′

Scorers:
Yakubu (Bla) 16′ pen, 51′
Berbatov (Man Utd) 52′, 62′
Hanley (Bla) 80′

Bolton vs Newcastle 2011 Highlights 0-2 Video Goals Ben Arfa Demba Ba is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Bolton vs Newcastle 2011 Highlights 0-2 Video Goals Ben Arfa Demba Ba is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Bolton vs Newcastle 2011 ( Bolton Newcastle United video below) Final score and result:- Bolton vs Newcastle 0-2 ( Hatem Ben Arfa, Demba Ba) 26 December, 2011- Saturday- 15.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish admits Blackburn striker Ayegbeni Yakubu poses a threat at Anfield tomorrow, but is confident his in-form defence will keep the Nigerian quiet.
Rovers' summer signing from Everton has 10 Barclays Premier League goals - including four in one match against Swansea three weeks ago - this season.

Liverpool vs Blackburn Rovers
26 December 2011
15.00 GMT
Anfield

History:
Total Appearances: 139
Liverpool Wins: 60
Blackburn Wins: 38
Draws: 41

Last Premier League Meeting: 5 January 2011 Blackburn 3-1 Liverpool (Gerrard)

Form:
Liverpool: The Reds' season has had more ups and downs than a roller coaster, with the club struggling to find any sort of consistency.

Blackburn vs Bolton 2011 Highlights 1-2 Goals Video Davies Reo-Coker Yakubu is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Blackburn vs Bolton 2011 Highlights 1-2 Goals Video Davies Reo-Coker Yakubu is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Blackburn v Bolton 2011 ( Blackburn Bolton video below) Final score and result:- Blackburn vs Bolton 1-2 ( Yakubu/ Davies, Reo-Coker) Ewood Park, Lancashire- 20 December, 2011- Tuesday- 20.

It was billed as a match in which the losing manager would get fired, and if that is the case then it will be a much happier Christmas in the Coyle household this season than the Kean one as Bolton beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in a relegation six pointer.

The result means Blackburn replace Bolton at the foot of the Premier League, and Rovers will be bottom at Christmas with only one team avoiding relegation from that position.

It was billed as a match in which the losing manager would get fired, and if that is the case then it will be a much happier Christmas in the Coyle household this season than the Kean one as Bolton beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 in a relegation six pointer.

The result means Blackburn replace Bolton at the foot of the Premier League, and Rovers will be bottom at Christmas with only one team avoiding relegation from that position.

Let's get right to it:

Back at it in Candyland...

• Everton welcomes Norwich City to it's Really Goodison

The Premiership world was shocked when Everton announced that American Landon Donovan will come on loan to the Land of Toffee starting January 4th.

Okay, not shocked actually at all except for the fact that Everton actually got a quality player to help them in a battle with Father Relegation, even if only for two months.

Besides the fact that the embedded YouTube video above has amazing background music (absolutely amazing), that's not the only reason we're selecting Sunderland's unheard of striker Ji Dong-Won as our Funny Feeling Friday this weekend. Hear us out... The 20-year-old wiry ... Continue reading →

Five things we learned from the Premier League this weekend | Alan Gardner, Gregg Roughley and Penny Woods

Yakubu may be Steve Kean's saviour; clear goalscoring opportunities lack clarity; Stoke carry flame at home and abroad Feed the Yak and Rovers may stay up There were boos at Ewood Park again on Saturday during Blackburn's 4-2 win against Swansea .

Mock the Weekend: Yakubu is the new Robin van Persie (who is the new Cesc Fabregas)

The Nigerian continued his fine form by netting a mighty four goals for Blackburn on Saturday, while Manchester City continued to coast their way to the title

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Manchester City remain five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while the three big London clubs; Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, all got important wins.

Man City have a massive Champions League match against Bayern Munich this coming week, and they warmed up for that encounter with a 5-1 thrashing of Norwich City.

Manchester City remain five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while the three big London clubs; Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, all got important wins.

Man City have a massive Champions League match against Bayern Munich this coming week, and they warmed up for that encounter with a 5-1 thrashing of Norwich City.

By Alan Duffy

Premier League Wigan Athletic 3-3 Blackburn Rovers 19th November 2011

Blackburn boss Steve Kean confronts the 'Kean Out' Rovers' fans

The DW Stadium hosted a quite fantastic 'relegation dogfight' which produced a total of six goals in a game which ultimately saw Wigan and Blackburn have to make do with a share of the points.

By Ref Reviewer 02

For the game between Norwich and Blackburn Rovers we had ref Taylor in charge.

Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight

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Foul Yakubu Norwich C

1

1

4

Foul Blackburn Norwich N/C Ref misses a pull on shirt

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0

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It was a scrappy win, scrappier than it really should have been, but it was a win and a clean sheet, so there's an improvement upon the last few weeks.

Matches at Ewood Park provide a bit of nostalgia for me because so far it is the only away ground I've been to.

They say a picture is worth a 1,000 words. Case in point:

Road warrior

Battered, bloodied, and fairly rubbish. No matter. Chelsea still manage to hold on for a much-needed win at Ewood Park, 1-0, over a Blackburn Rovers side that probably deserved a point.

Chelsea will be looking to create their own domino effect (goals breeding goals) this Guy Fawkes afternoon at Ewood Park. You can best bet Nando Torres remembers.

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Remember, remember, the fifth of November.

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Remember? None of us are likely to forget this fifth of November if Chelsea somehow fail to win for a third successive game. A loss our third straight in the league and, well, Andre Villas-Boas will be remembering the good ol' days back in Portugal.

By Alan Duffy

Norwich City 3-3 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 29th October 2011

Under-pressure Rovers' boss Steve Kean saw his side come within a whisker of securing a hard-fought victory at Carrow Road on Saturday.

Goals from the ever-impressive Junior Hoilett, Yakubu and Chris Samba looked to have given the visitors their first away win of the season.

Newcastle lost their first game this season (technically we didn't sicne the game ended 2-2 after 90 minutes) and after being 2-0 down after 90 minutes to goals from Rochina and Yakubu, two great goals from Guthrie and Cabaye in injury time sent the game amazingly to extra time.Pedersen put Blackburn ahead again after 98 minutes, but Peter Lovenkrands scored [.

After a variable first couple of months for Arsenal, Per Mertesacker has seemingly turned a corner in terms of strengthening the backline, especially when partnered with Koscielny. He has faced some tough opposition, with the likes of Kevin Davies, Emmanuel Adebayor and Yakubu coming up against the German since August.

Sunday 23rd October 2011. Ewood Park. 3pm Kick off.

Sunday sees Spurs travel to Ewok Park (anyone else miss Soccer AM's days of actually being funny?) to take on Blackburn. Before the season kicked off I did a guest appearance on The Elastico podcast for their Premier League season preview.

Arsenal skipper Robin van Persie has claimed that his teammates outplayed Blackburn in Saturday's 4-3 defeat and he is still shocked that Steve Kean's struggling outfit was able to score four times.

Although the Dutchman acknowledged the need to stop conceding soft goals in order to rebound quickly from a third defeat in only five Premier League matches, he reminded the Rovers that they were fortunate to emerge as the winning side at Ewood Park.

Premier League, Manchester United: Fuga solitaria Di Raffaele Cautiero La quinta giornata di Premier League ha presentato una svolta importante: passo falso del Manchester City ed allungo del Manchester United. La giornata si è aperta al Sabato alle 12:45 con un emozionante 4-3 fra i Rovers di Kean ed i Gunners di Wenger: per i padroni di casa va in rete Yakubu con una strepitosa doppietta e con