CAPTAIN Matt Mills struck the only goal as Championship side Reading claimed another notable scalp to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals for a second successive year.

IRELAND midfielder Steven Reid says he is not interested in moving to Cardiff City or any other clubs chasing him at the moment and aims to be playing for Blackburn during the second half of the season.

NEWCASTLE UNITED have become a gauge for the top flight ambitions of their Championship rivals. Labour against the Tynesiders, and you will struggle to compete with the promotion contenders; beat them, and the Premier League could be within reach.

SUBSTITUTE Marlon Harewood’s first Newcastle goal rescued a point for the Coca-Cola Championship leaders after QPR threatened to dent their promotion charge.

ROY KEANE knows all about winning and losing, the highs and lows of football, and what it takes to succeed.

Blackburn have club captain Ryan Nelsen back in their squad as they go in search of their first points of the new Barclays Premier League season at Sunderland tomorrow.

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen will have a late fitness check ahead of their Barclays Premier League kick-off against Manchester City.

A season that started with idealistic talk of the Respect campaign ended, predictably, with a manager rounding on a hapless referee.

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out of the Barclays Premier League match against West Brom on Sunday because a torn calf muscle.

Blackburn defender Andre Ooijer is available to face Chelsea on Sunday at Stamford Bridge after recovering from a hamstring injury.

SAM ALLARDYCE has re-established his Bolton blueprint a few miles up the road at Blackburn and they are reaping the richest of rewards.

Blackburn will again be without injured strikers Roque Santa Cruz (knee) and Jason Roberts (fractured metatarsal) for the Barclays Premier League match against Portsmouth tomorrow.

FOR many Manchester City fans, Eastlands will only ever be big enough for one south American – maybe two at a push.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed that David Dunn will miss the remaining four games of the season after an operation on his Achilles.

IF Sam Allardyce has cut a largely relaxed figure compared to his managerial peers in the relegation scrap, a glance at his team-sheet might explain why.

Blackburn will again be short of strikers for Sunday's visit by Wigan with Roque Santa Cruz and Jason Roberts both still on the injury list.

THERE were no cryptic gestures to vex Sam Allardyce here: just the grim reality that his Blackburn side remain entrenched in the dirtiest of dog-fights at the foot of the table.

El Hadji Diouf and Morten Gamst Pedersen return to the Blackburn side for tomorrow’s Premier League clash with Stoke at the Britannia Stadium.

Steven Gerrard, as expected, was only named on the bench for today’s home Premier League game against Blackburn.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce faces a headache over his forward line at Liverpool tomorrow with Roque Santa Cruz (knee) a serious doubt and Jason Roberts (foot) definitely out.

THIS is the part of the season when struggling teams have no margin for error, so it was hardly surprising that Sam Allardyce was in such a black mood after this wasteful display from Blackburn.

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen and fellow defender Gael Givet will both undergo fitness tests ahead of tomorrow’s Premier League clash with West Ham at Ewood Park.

Sam Allardyce will assess the fitness of goalkeepers Paul Robinson and Jason Brown ahead of tomorrow’s trip to Fulham.

Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson is a major doubt for Everton’s visit in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow.

Midfielders Vince Grella and David Dunn are Blackburn’s two main injury worries ahead of their trip to Hull on Sunday.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce is set to welcome back three players to his squad for tomorrow’s FA Cup fifth-round replay at Coventry.

Defender Chris Samba is suspended for Blackburn’s match against Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow evening.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will be without El-Hadji Diouf and Aaron Mokoena for the FA Cup tie against Coventry at Ewood Park tomorrow.

Blackburn defender Zurab Khizanishvili is looking forward to playing club colleague Keith Andrews at Croke Park tomorrow, but insists he will be “my enemy on the pitch

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce could hand a debut to El-Hadji Diouf against Aston Villa tomorrow at Ewood Park.

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)

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce made eight changes for this FA Cup fourth-round replay at Ewood Park.

Georgia captain Kakha Kaladze may not be fit to face Ireland in their upcoming World Cup qualifier.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will rest some first-team regulars for the FA Cup fourth-round replay with Sunderland tomorrow.

El Hadji Diouf will have to wait another week to make his Blackburn debut.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has virtually a full squad to choose from for the visit of his old club Bolton.

Roque Santa Cruz will start his first game for Blackburn for six weeks as Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is without a number of players for tomorrow’s FA Cup fourth-round tie at Sunderland.

Striker Roque Santa Cruz and midfielder David Dunn return to Blackburn’s squad for tomorrow’s Premier League match at home to Newcastle.

Manchester City target Roque Santa Cruz is again unavailable for Blackburn due to a calf injury that sidelines him for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Fulham.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce will ring the changes as he rotates his squad for Monday’s FA Cup third round tie at Blyth Spartans.

Ricky Sbragia and Sam Allardyce both fielded unchanged sides as Sunderland and Blackburn looked to put back-to-back wins together.

AMID the cheers and whoops of Blackburn’s ecstatic supporters, the contented chatter of Sam Allardyce and the celebratory high-fives of his players, there was another sound just about audible in Lancashire on Saturday night: the noise of Paul Ince gnashing his teeth.

Ryan Nelsen and Martin Olsson are back for Blackburn’s trip to Tottenham after recovering from illness.