Blackburn 2 Coventry 2

BENNI McCarthy stepped off the bench to steer Blackburn into the fifth round of the FA Cup last night.

Blackburn 2 Sunderland 1 (after extra-time)

Sunderland 0 Blackburn 0

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce immediately turned his attention back to the Barclays Premier League after avoiding an FA Cup shock at Blyth last night.

Blyth Spartans 0 Blackburn Rovers 1

Carlos Villanueva insists he does not regret his loan move to Blackburn, despite being told the club will not sign him on a permanent basis at the end of the season.

Chelsea ensured it was many happy returns for manager Luiz Felipe Scolari with a confident victory at Blackburn to send them back to the top of the Barclays Premier League table.

Aston Villa 3 Blackburn 2

Blackburn 1 Middlesbrough 1

Bolton 0 Blackburn 0

Joe Kinnear will take training for the first time at Newcastle tomorrow knowing he has everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Newcastle 1 Blackburn 2

Chelsea will join Liverpool on 14 points if they can convert a 1-0 half-time lead at Stoke into three points at full-time.

Blackburn 1 Everton 0

Local hero Matt Derbyshire rounded off a move oozing with South American flair to finally give Paul Ince his first Barclays Premier League home win as Blackburn boss.

Blackburn manager Paul Ince is set to be without David Dunn for the trip to West Ham after the midfielder missed training with an Achilles injury which forced him to sit out the Carling Cup victory over Grimsby.

Blackburn overcame the shock of going a goal down inside seven minutes to exert their Premier League class and see off League Two outfit Grimsby to advance to the third round of the Carling Cup.

Australia international Vince Grella has joined Blackburn on a four-year contract, becoming manager Paul Ince’s fifth signing.

Blackburn manager Paul Ince is dismayed at the way international football breaks into the domestic calendar so early in the season.

Blackburn manager Paul Ince is set to hand a debut to Carlos Villanueva tomorrow in the Carling Cup against Grimsby at Ewood Park.

Blackburn utility man Brett Emerton is set to be included in new manager Paul Ince’s squad for the Barclays Premier League clash away to Everton.

Blackburn have agreed to sign Manchester United full-back Danny Simpson on a one-year loan.

Blackburn have moved to fill the gap left by David Bentley’s departure by signing Chile midfielder Carlos Villanueva.

Chile international Carlos Villanueva is close to joining Blackburn, according to his agent.