Portsmouth 0-1 Blackburn
Portsmouth’s hopes of claiming a Uefa Cup place by finishing fifth suffered a setback as they lost to Blackburn. Roque Santa Cruz grabbed the winner with a low shot after a neat one-two with strike partner Jason Roberts. Earlier, Jermain Defoe twice shot narrowly wide for Pompey in a frustrating match for the home side. [...]
Blackburn 1-1 Man Utd
Carlos Tevez’s late equaliser kept Manchester United on course for the Premier League title as they earned a crucial point at Blackburn. Roque Santa Cruz threatened to blow the race for the championship wide open with a calm finish after 21 minutes. And Blackburn keeper Brad Friedel kept United at bay almost single-handedly with a [...]
Liverpool 3-1 Blackburn
Fernando Torres scored his 30th goal of the season as Liverpool outfought Blackburn to strengthen their grip on fourth place in the Premier League. Steven Gerrard, who had a penalty appeal turned down after he was clipped by Brad Friedel, broke the deadlock with a cool finish in the second half. Torres met Gerrard’s deep [...]
Blackburn 1-1 Tottenham
Blackburn’s European hopes took a dent after they were held to a pulsating draw by Spurs at Ewood Park. The visitors were superb for the opening third and Dimitar Berbatov gave them an early lead, tapping in on seven minutes after a Jermaine Jenas cross. However, Morten Gamst Pederson equalised in the 30th minute after [...]
Blackburn 3-1 Wigan
Roque Santa Cruz took his tally against Wigan to five for the season as Rovers eased to victory at Ewood Park. The Paraguayan opened the scoring with a simple header after Chris Kirkland could only parry a David Bentley drive. Marlon King levelled from the spot after Christopher Samba had been sent off for a [...]
West Ham 2-1 Blackburn
Substitute Freddie Sears’ late goal on his first-team debut handed West Ham their first win in three games at the expense of Blackburn at Upton Park. Rovers took the lead when Roque Santa Cruz converted Morten Gamst Pedersen’s cross with a diving header. England striker Dean Ashton equalised just before half-time when he slotted in [...]
Blackburn 1-1 Fulham
Jimmy Bullard curled in a stunning free-kick to earn Fulham a point after Morten Gamst Pedersen’s header had seemed set to win it for Rovers. A first-half header from Zurab Khizanishvili was all Rovers had to show for all their possession. But 14 minutes after the break, Pedersen rose to power a Jason Roberts cross [...]
Blackburn 4-1 Bolton
Benni McCarthy scored two penalties as Blackburn swept luckless Bolton aside. McCarthy blasted home after Gretar Steinsson fouled David Dunn but replays suggested the ball was won cleanly. Bolton were again unfortunate when Kevin Nolan struck the bar but Kevin Davies fired them level following a punt forward from Ivan Campo. McCarthy netted after Cahill [...]
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