Blackburn 2 Liverpool 0

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole made his first Barclays Premier League start since October 31 as manager Roy Hodgson made four changes to face Blackburn at Ewood Park.

Sunderland 3 Blackburn 0

Blackburn 1 West Ham 1

Blackburn midfielder Brett Emerton is a major doubt for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash against Aston Villa.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has no fresh injury concerns ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Tottenham in the Barclays Premier League.

Newcastle boss Chris Hughton named the same team for the fourth successive Barclays Premier League game as United looked for a fourth three-point haul on the trot.

BLACKBURN boss Sam Allardyce hopes a fit-again David Dunn can breathe new life into his side’s push away from the Premier League drop zone after helping clinch three points against Wigan.

Blackburn striker Benjani Mwaruwari will be fit to face Wigan on Sunday despite being substituted after the first half of the 2-1 defeat to Chelsea.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp could be heading for a date with the Football Association’s disciplinary panel after his reaction to Manchester United’s controversial second goal at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Blackburn 1 Chelsea 2

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is once again without Frank Lampard for today’s Premier League trip to Blackburn after his failure to recover from a hernia injury.

Liverpool 2 Blackburn 1

Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0

Stoke 1 Blackburn 0

Blackburn 1 Fulham 1

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce could give a debut to former Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari in tomorrow's Premier League clash at Eastlands.

Blackburn striker Benjani Mwaruwari claims there is “no trust” at his old club Manchester City and that some of their players are motivated primarily by money.

RAFAEL van der VAART’S £8million move to Tottenham from Real Madrid was the most high-profile of the transfer deadline-day deals to be ratified by the Premier League yesterday afternoon.

Tottenham today confirmed the £8m signing of Rafael van der Vaart from Real Madrid after the Premier League gave them the green light to add the Holland midfielder to their squad.

Tottenham were today hopeful of being given the all clear over the signing of Rafael van der Vaart after technical problems saw them struggle to complete the £8m move before the transfer deadline.

Blackburn have confirmed the signing of Zimbabwean striker Benjani Mwaruwari on a one-year contract.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is hoping to sign Bulgarian striker Ivelin Popov this week.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle expressed his delight after completing his first two summer signings in Martin Petrov and Robbie Blake.

Former Manchester City forward Martin Petrov has agreed terms with Bolton and will join the club on July 1.

Manchester City have confirmed that midfielder Patrick Vieira has signed a one-year contract extension at Eastlands.

Manchester City trio Martin Petrov, Benjani Mwaruwari and Sylvinho will all leave Eastlands this summer after the club opted not to offer them new contracts.

Sunderland striker Daryl Murphy seems certain to be a man in demand this summer.

DARREN BENT has eight Premier League games left to persuade England boss Fabio Capello he is worth a seat on the plane to the World Cup finals.

Sunderland 3 Birmingham 1

Sunderland new boy Alan Hutton could be handed a debut for the club in tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Wigan.

Benjani Mwaruwari’s loan move from Manchester City to Sunderland has been given the go-ahead by the Premier League.

Steve Bruce will be hoping for positive news from the Premier League today as he waits to find out whether he has signed Benjani Mwaruwari until the end of the season.

TOTTENHAM striker Robbie Keane is shaping up to be the biggest name on the move on transfer deadline day.

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini has been linked with a £7m swoop for Parma’s Kenyan midfielder McDonald Mariga after a move for Real Madrid’s Fernando Gago broke down.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has admitted Adam Johnson is on his radar.

Sunderland manager Steve Bruce has confirmed his club are in talks with Manchester City striker Benjani Mwaruwari’s representatives with a view to a permanent move to Wearside.

Manchester City’s Ivory Coast defender Kolo Toure will be available against Portsmouth after returning from the African Nations Cup.

Everton 2 Man City 0

MANCHESTER CITY defender Dedryck Boyata received the perfect compensation for missing a family Christmas when he was handed his senior debut at Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough 0 Manchester City 1

Manchester City midfield duo Vincent Kompany and Michael Johnson both came through a 90-minute reserve team workout at Blackburn last night.

MANCHESTER CITY face a striker crisis for Sunday’s derby with Manchester United after the FA yesterday confirmed an immediate three-match ban for Emmanuel Adebayor.

Any hopes of Carlos Tevez rescuing Manchester City from their striker crisis look certain to be dashed.