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Benni McCarthy struck with a header late in extra-time as Blackburn saw off Sunderland to seal a fifth-round FA Cup tie against Coventry.
Zurab Khizanishvili hit the post for Rovers before David Healy put Sunderland ahead with a tidy finish.
Black Cats keeper Craig Gordon made several top saves but could not stop Aaron Mokoena’s 25-yard strike.

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Middlesbrough and Blackburn cancelled each other out at the Riverside with a goalless draw that leaves both sides in the relegation zone.
Blackburn enjoyed the better of a first-half of few chances, with Keith Andrews and Roque Santa Cruz going closest for the visitors.
Boro offered more after the break, but clear chances were few and far [...]

Benni McCarthy snatched a late equaliser at Ewood Park as Blackburn remained unbeaten under former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce.

Bolton looked to be heading for their first win in five Premier League games when Matthew Taylor and Kevin Davies put them two ahead at the break.
But Stephen Warnock pulled one back after the restart before McCarthy [...]

Sunderland will be without midfielders Teemu Tainio (suspension) and Kieran Richardson, who has an ankle injury.
Steed Malbranque returns from a ban and Danny Collins (concussion) should be available, but Nyron Nosworthy, Paul McShane and Craig Gordon all miss out.
Roque Santa Cruz will start his first match under Sam Allardyce with Jason Roberts and Matt Derbyshire [...]

Second-half goals from strikers Benni McCarthy and Jason Roberts handed Blackburn a victory over Newcastle that moved them out of the bottom three.
McCarthy opened the scoring from the spot after David Edgar was adjudged to have fouled the South African.
Roberts doubled the lead when he slammed in from 10 yards before tapping in a more [...]

The Premier League game between Fulham and Blackburn at Craven Cottage was called off 90 minutes before kick-off because of a frozen pitch.
Referee Rob Styles decided a small area of the playing surface was unplayable and called the match off at 1330 GMT.
It means two of Saturday’s top-flight matches fell foul of the weather.
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Blackburn produced an efficient display to see off Blue Square North side Blyth and reach the FA Cup fourth round.

The closest Rovers came to a first-half goal was Matt Derbyshire’s shot put into his own net by Andrew Leeson, but Derbyshire was off-side anyway.
Carlos Villanueva’s curling free-kick in the second half finally gave Rovers the [...]

Manchester City scored two late goals to snatch a point at Blackburn.
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Benni McCarthy had put Rovers ahead with a crisp strike on the stroke of half-time and Jason Roberts headed a second after 84 minutes.
But substitute Daniel Sturridge drilled the ball home after [...]

Striker Jason Roberts spurned a gilt-edged chance two minutes into injury-time to deny Sam Allardyce his second win in two games as Blackburn manager.
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Roberts was through on goal with keeper Martin Fulop beaten, but somehow sidefooted his shot from 15 yards wide of the left-hand post.
Fulop had earlier palmed Morten Gamst Pedersen’s fine curling 20-yard [...]

Sam Allardyce’s Blackburn Rovers reign got off to the perfect start with an impressive win against Stoke City.
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Benni McCarthy’s penalty, awarded after Ibrahima Sonko fouled Morten Gamst Pedersen, opened the scoring in the ninth minute.
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Jason Roberts bundled home the second from close range [...]