Person: Nils-Eric Johansson

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Leicester snap up Johansson

Leicester have signed Sweden defender Nils-Eric Johansson on a free transfer after he was released by Blackburn.

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Blackburn release defensive duo

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Two changes for Rovers

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Blackburn put a dent in Pool’s Euro hopes

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Stead the hero again

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Late goal gives Villa the points

Hughes ups the ante on Savage

Blackburn boss Mark Hughes stepped up his bid for Robbie Savage today as he sought to make a flying start towards strengthening his squad in the new year transfer window.

Thu, 23 Dec, 2004

Blackburn win heats up relegation dogfight

Blackburn hauled themselves off the bottom of the Barclays Premiership – for just a few hours at least – with a hard-earned 2-0 win at Fulham, dragging the Cottagers into the relegation dogfight.

Sat, 27 Nov, 2004

Strugglers share spoils in six-goal thriller

Blackburn 3 Birmingham 3

Sun, 21 Nov, 2004

Norwich just miss out on first Premiership win

Norwich 1 Blackburn 1

Sat, 06 Nov, 2004

Heartbreak for Cisse as Reds are held

Blackburn Rovers 2 Liverpool 2

Sat, 30 Oct, 2004

Teams: Beattie recovers for Southampton

James Beattie recovered from a thigh injury to return alongside skipper Kevin Phillips in Southampton’s attack against Blackburn at St Mary’s.

Sat, 21 Aug, 2004

Reid ruled out of World Cup qualifiers

BLACKBURN ROVERS midfielder Steven Reid will be out of football for at least 10 weeks, ruling him out of Ireland’s opening World Cup qualifying games against Cyprus, Switzeland and France in September and October.

Mon, 09 Aug, 2004

Souness piles praise on Bray

Graeme Souness has praised eircom League outfit Bray Wanderers for giving his Blackburn side a tough workout ahead of their Premiership campaign.

Sun, 08 Aug, 2004

Stead goal continues Man Utd's rot

Blackburn 1 Manchester United 0

Sat, 01 May, 2004

Amoruso blow for Rovers

Lorenzo Amoruso will miss Blackburn’s match against Manchester United tomorrow and is expected to be ruled out for the rest of the season.

Fri, 30 Apr, 2004

Amoruso expected to miss rest of season

Lorenzo Amoruso is expected to miss Blackburn’s three remaining games after damaging a hamstring in training.

Thu, 29 Apr, 2004

Owen proves his worth

Liverpool 4 Blackburn 0

Sun, 04 Apr, 2004

Parker handed Chelsea debut

Chelsea’s £10m (€14.6m) signing Scott Parker was handed a debut for his new club as they looked to close the gap on Barclaycard Premiership leaders Manchester United at Blackburn.

Sun, 01 Feb, 2004

Chopra gets Magpies debut

Newcastle boss Sir Bobby Robson handed a senior debut to 20-year-old striker Michael Chopra as Blackburn Rovers arrived at St James’ Park.

Sun, 28 Dec, 2003

’Boro bewildered as Babbel strikes late

Blackburn 2 Middlesbrough 2

Sat, 27 Dec, 2003

Two each for Babbel and Juninho

Markus Babbel grabbed a point for Blackburn with his second goal of the game in stoppage time at Ewood Park.

Fri, 26 Dec, 2003

Blackburn fall to third consecutive home defeat

Blackburn 0 Fulham 2

Sun, 28 Sep, 2003

Rovers beaten on penalties

Blackburn were beaten on penalties by US Major League side DC United in their friendly in Washington in the early hours of today.

Thu, 24 Jul, 2003

Delay over Bergkamp case angers Arsene

ARSENE WENGER has angrily declared that the FA’s six-week delay in charging Dennis Bergkamp for his clash with Lee Bowyer could undermine his side’s title bid.

Sat, 01 Mar, 2003

Wenger on attack over Bergkamp 'elbow' charge

Arsene Wenger has angrily declared that the Football Association’s six-week delay in charging Dennis Bergkamp for his clash with Lee Bowyer could undermine his side’s title bid.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2003

Sunderland victory after penalty shoot-out

Thomas Sorensen proved to be Sunderland’s hero as the Premiership’s basement boys clinched a place in the FA Cup fifth round after a dramatic penalty shoot-out.

Thu, 06 Feb, 2003

Yorke nabs late goal to secure draw

Dwight Yorke scored a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser for Blackburn today in the FA Cup.

Sat, 25 Jan, 2003

Bergkamp more likely to be hit with fine than a ban

ARSENAL bad boy Dennis Bergkamp is facing his second hefty loss of the season — and has been nowhere near a betting shop.

Tue, 21 Jan, 2003

Bergkamp pleads innocence over Bowyer clash

Dennis Bergkamp insisted Arsenal will not be psyched out of the title race as referee Mike Dean held the key to whether the Dutchman will face a second video trial of the season.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2003

FA request Bergkamp video

Arsenal bad boy Dennis Bergkamp is facing his second hefty loss of the season - and has been nowhere near a betting shop.

Mon, 20 Jan, 2003

Liverpool title bid still derailed

Andy Cole struck a superb late equaliser as Liverpool failed to get their faltering title bid back on track at Anfield today.

Thu, 26 Dec, 2002

Gunners are ready to battle for the title, says Wenger

ARSENE WENGER said Arsenal are ready to battle their way to the title – and challenged his team to extend their lead at the top of the Barclaycard Premiership table over Christmas.

Sat, 21 Dec, 2002

Gunners may delay Vieira return

Arsenal will risk holding back skipper Patrick Vieira from Saturday’s Premiership clash with Middlesbrough at Highbury in the hope of having him at full power for the key post-Christmas fixtures against title challengers Liverpool and Chelsea.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2002

Bergkamp escapes ban

Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp was today found guilty of improper conduct and fined £5,000 (€7,800) by the Football Association for an alleged stamp on Blackburn defender Nils-Eric Johansson on October 26.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2002

Magpies’ blow as Bellamy gets another UEFA ban

NEWCASTLE striker Craig Bellamy was handed his second three-match ban of the season

Thu, 19 Dec, 2002

Charlton gain second home win of season

Charlton 3 Blackburn 1

Sun, 24 Nov, 2002

King did not try to injure Ljungberg - Hoddle

Tottenham manager Glenn Hoddle has dismissed suggestions Ledley King deliberately set out to injure Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg during Saturday’s north London derby at Highbury.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2002

Hoddle bemoans ban for Davies

Glenn Hoddle’s satisfaction at receiving at least some semblance of justice, after referee Mike Riley admitted wrongly sending off Simon Davies against Arsenal, soon evaporated when the Tottenham boss realised his midfielder is still facing suspension.

Mon, 18 Nov, 2002