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The 11v11 goal of the week was scored by Yakubu for Blackburn Rovers against Queens Park Rangers.

• Along with Wolverhampton Wanderers’ heavy defeat to West Bromwich Albion, the win against fellow strugglers Queens Park Rangers lifted Rovers out of the bottom three, but where would they be without their leading scorer?
• On his return from a three-match ban, Yakubu’s 15^th minute opener took his season total to 14 goals.
• Taking control of Steven Nzonzi’s flick-on with an amazingly deft touch for such a big man, surrounded by QPR defenders, the former Everton hitman spun and fired a right-foot shot into the bottom corner.
• Worth his considerable weight in gold to Rovers’ worrying cause, manager Steve Kean was fully of praise for his burly striker:

“If you look back at ...

Our Premier League Performance of the Week goes to Blackburn Rovers for their New Year’s Eve win at Manchester United.
- The scene seemed perfectly set at Old Trafford for United to celebrate manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s 70th birthday as, if defeat was avoided, they would return to the top of the Premier League.
- With 11 defeats in the 18 league games in 2011-12, it also seemed like the old year would end in familiar fashion for crisis-club Rovers.
- Having amazingly led 2-0, another familiar pattern appeared to emerge as United drew level after 62 minutes.
- However, against the odds, Steve Kean’s team pulled off arguably the biggest shock win in Premier League history with youngster Grant Hanley’s first senior goal.
- According to the bookies, Rovers ...

This week's performance of the week goes to Yakubu Aigegbeni for his four goals for Blackburn Rovers in the 4-2 win against Swansea City.
- With the the backdrop of the on-going protests against the club’s owners and management, Yakubu’s four goals earned Blackburn Rovers a crucial win against Swansea City at Ewood Park.

- The hostile atmosphere continued even after his first goal as there were audible jeers from the home crowd when the former Everton striker celebrated the opener with boss Steve Kean.

- The Rovers fans may have been more forgiving if they had known that it was the 30th time that Yakubu has scored the opening goal in a Premier League game and hasn’t been on the losing side in any of them.
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This week's performance of the week goes to Blackburn Rovers for their 3-3 draw at Wigan Athletic

- On the first anniversary of Venky’s takeover of the club, Rovers faced a must-not-lose game at fellow strugglers Wigan Athletic in a Lancashire derby.

- The game was played amid the growing unrest of disillusioned Rovers supporters unhappy with the owners and manager Steve Kean.

- Blackburn opened the scoring with Yakubu’s 100th goal in English league football.

- Wigan led 2-1 at the interval and Blackburn’s mood deepened as the owners failed to re-appear in the directors box after half-time and influential midfielder David Dunn was sent-off shortly after the re-start.
- Rovers were level on the hour after ...

Arsenal & Stoke City

· Stoke City have lost on all of their nine league and cup visits to Arsenal since 1983.
· Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie has scored 23 goals in 25 Premier League appearances in 2011.
· Stoke City have conceded only two goals in the second-half of their Premier League games this season; fewer than any other team.



Blackburn Rovers & Tottenham Hotspur

· Tottenham Hotspur have won all of their last four meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
· Blackburn Rovers are the only team who have yet to be in the lead at half-time in a Premier League game this season.
· Tottenham Hotspur have drawn 99 of their all-time 371 away games in the Premier League (won ...

Aston Villa & Wigan Athletic

• Aston Villa have scored only two goals in Wigan Athletic’s six previous Premier League visits to Villa Park.
• Having been held in their last three games, Aston Villa could complete a sequence of four consecutive Premier League draws for the first time since September / October 2004.
• After taking five points from their first three games, Wigan Athletic will be aiming to avoid a run of four consecutive Premier League games for the first time since October 2008.

Blackburn Rovers & Manchester City

• Manchester City are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
• Other than newly promoted Norwich City, Blackburn Rovers are the only team who have yet to keep a clean sheet in the Premier

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Arsenal & Bolton Wanderers

• Bolton Wanderers have lost all five previous visits to the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
• Only Southampton (16 in 1998-99) and Derby County (15 in 2007-08) have conceded more goals than Arsenal after five games of a Premier League season.
• Bolton Wanderers have lost nine of their last ten Premier League games.

Chelsea & Swansea City

• Swansea City have not won at Stamford Bridge since November 1925 when they were known as Swansea Town.
• Chelsea have kept only one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League games.
• Swansea City have conceded only one goal in their last four Premier League games.

Liverpool & Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Last December’s 1-0 victory was only Wolverhampton Wanderers’ second win at Liverpool

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Aston Villa & Newcastle United

• Newcastle United have lost on all of their last four visits to Villa Park and scored only one goal in the process.
• Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last nine league and cup games.
• All four of Newcastle United’s Premier League games this season have been goalless at half-time. Last season, they won just one of the 13 Premier League matches in which they were level at the interval.

Blackburn Rovers & Arsenal

• Arsenal have lost only one of their last ten Premier League meetings with Blackburn Rovers.
• Blackburn Rovers have scored more than one goal in only one of their last 12 Premier League games.
• Arsenal have lost 99 away games in their Premier League history.

Bolton Wanderers & Norwich City

• Norwich City have

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Fulham & Blackburn Rovers

• Blackburn Rovers have lost both of their last two visits to Craven Cottage after avoiding defeat in four of the previous five (all Premier League).
• This is Fulham’s 12^th competitive game of the 2011-12 season. Last season, they played their 12^th game on 30 October.
• Having lost their first three league games for the first time since 1951-52, Blackburn Rovers are in danger of losing the first four games of a league season for the first time in their history.

Norwich City & West Bromwich Albion

• West Bromwich Albion have scored twice on each of their last three visits to Carrow Road since February 2005.
• Norwich City notably scored 12 goals in the 90th minute or later in their games in the Championship last season.

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Aston Villa & Wolverhampton Wanderers

• Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers met on the first-ever day of Football League fixtures on 8 September 1888. In a 1-1 draw at Dudley Road in Wolverhampton, Villa full-back Gershom Cox conceded an own goal after 20 minutes before Tommy Green equalised just before half-time.
• Following Dwight Yorke, Gabby Agbonlahor has become the second player to score 50 goals for Aston Villa in the Premier League.
• Wolverhampton Wanderers are aiming to win their first three games of a top flight season for the first time since 1969 when they won the first four games under Bill McGarry.

Blackburn Rovers & Everton

• This is the 162^nd meeting between Blackburn Rovers and Everton in all competitions dating back to November

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