2009–10 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Blackburn Rovers' 122nd season as a professional football club. The 2009–10 season was Blackburn Rovers' 16th season in the Premier League, and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Blackburn Rovers
2009–10 season
ChairmanJohn Williams
ManagerSam Allardyce
Premier League10th
FA CupThird round
League CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: David Dunn (9)
All: David Dunn (10)
Highest home attendance29,912 (vs. Manchester United,
11 April 2010)
Lowest home attendance8,419 (vs. Peterborough United,
27 October 2009)
Average home league attendance25,426 (league), 15,050 (Cup), 23,686 (all comps)

Pre-season

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Ins and outs

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The end of the previous season saw the departure of first-team squad players. André Ooijer,[1] Aaron Mokoena[2] and Tugay Kerimoğlu[3] all left the club on free transfers. With that in mind, Sam Allardyce wasted no time in bringing new additions into the club, with the signing of the South African international winger Elrio Van Heerden[4] from Club Brugge on 2 June on a free transfer.

A few weeks later, Roque Santa Cruz[5] signed for Manchester City, ending 12 months of speculation. Two days later, Matt Derbyshire[6] completed a move to Olympiacos, where he had been on loan since January 2009. With the incoming cash, Blackburn quickly move to secure Gaël Givet[7] to a permanent contract following his successful loan spell from Marseille in the second half of the prior season.

He was swiftly followed into Ewood Park by another free transfer, right-back Lars Jacobsen,[8] who had been released from Everton following two years plagued by injury, and Steven Nzonzi,[9] a central midfielder who joined from French club Amiens for an undisclosed fee.

With the departure of two strikers and the lack of depth shown up front the prior season by being forced to play Christopher Samba as a striker for the most part, the attention was then shifted to strengthening the frontline. After being linked to numerous big-name strikers such as Bojan,[10] Ruud van Nistelrooy[11] and Christian Vieri[12] throughout the summer, Blackburn finally secured the signings of Franco Di Santo[13] on loan and the permanent signing of Croatian striker Nikola Kalinić[14] in early August. Due to the arrival of two new strikers, Paul Gallagher was allowed to leave the club, joining Championship side Leicester City in order to play regular first-team football.[15]

In mid-August, Míchel Salgado[16] became available on a free transfer after being released by Real Madrid. Given Allardyce's previous experience of prolonging older players careers, Salgado opted to join Blackburn. This would seemingly signal the end of any summer transfer activity as the board had requested that the wage bill be reduced and that a large amount of the transfer fees received from the sales of Santa Cruz and Derbyshire go towards paying off existing debt and supporting the upcoming season's wage bill.[17]

However, after the season had begun, Aston Villa began to pursue Blackburn's previous player of the season, Stephen Warnock.[18] Unable to resist the money on offer, Blackburn accepted the bid and allowed the player to leave. A reason behind allowing the move was that a ready replacement was already lined up, in the form of Pascal Chimbonda,[19] who joined on the same day as Warnock departed.

Barring loan deals to lower league teams, this would mark the end of Blackburn's summer transfer activities.

Friendlies

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14 July 2009 Cambridge 0–4 Blackburn Rovers Cambridge
Report Andrews   27'
Diouf   37'
Roberts   57' (79)
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,813
16 July 2009 Roma 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Bolzano
Taddei   24'
Riise   36'
Report Gallagher   44'
Doran   52'
Stadium: Druso Stadium
Attendance: 9,074
25 July 2009 Leeds United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Leeds
Beckford   50' Report Gallagher   89' (pen.) Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 11,885
1 August 2009 Sheffield Wednesday 2–2 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
Sodje   23'
Tudgay   50'
Report Nelsen   6'
Roberts   21'
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 5,579
5 August 2009 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Hibernian Blackburn
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5,563
8 August 2009 Dundee United 2–0 Blackburn Rovers Blackburn
Shala   27'
Khizanishvili   71' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 3,717
  • The matches against Nacional and Hajduk Split were both 45 minutes in length as part of a mini tournament.
  • The match against Roma ended with a penalty shoot-out which Blackburn lost 3–2.

Premier League

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August

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15 August 2009 Blackburn 0–2 Manchester City Blackburn
15:00 Warnock   84'
Gallagher   90'
Report Adebayor   3'
Ireland   90+1'
Richards   79'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,584
Referee: Mike Dean
22 August 2009 Sunderland 2–1 Blackburn Sunderland
15:00 Jones   32', 53'
Cattermole   45+1'
Bardsley   81'
Report Givet   21'
McCarthy   90+1'
Stadium: Stadium of light
Attendance: 37,106
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 August 2009 Blackburn 0–0 West Ham United Blackburn
15:00 Dunn   75' Report Collins   9'
Noble   54'
Parker   79'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,421
Referee: Phil Dowd

At the end of August, Blackburn were sitting 18th in the table, taking only 1 point from a possible 9.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
18 Blackburn Rovers 3 0 1 2 1 4 -3 1

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

September

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12 September 2009 Blackburn 3–1 Wolves Blackburn
15:00 Diouf   19'
Roberts   56'
Dunn   64'
Andrews   81'
Report Maierhofer   88'
Stearman   66'
Berra   86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 24,845 (7,448 away)
Referee: Steve Bennett
20 September 2009 Everton 3–0 Blackburn Liverpool
15:00 Saha   22', 54'
Yobo   58'
Heitinga   18'
Report Dunn   37'
Diouf   65'
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,546
Referee: Lee Mason
26 September 2009 Blackburn 2–1 Aston Villa Blackburn
15:00 Samba   24'
Dunn   89' (pen.),   60'
Grella   34'   68'
Report Agbonlahor   3'
Delph   55'
Petrov   66'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,172
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

From the September fixtures Blackburn had taken 6 points from a possible 9 and moved up to 13th in the table.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Blackburn Rovers 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3 7

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

October

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5 October 2009 Arsenal 6–2 Blackburn London
13:30 Vermaelen   17'
Van Persie   33'   45+3'
Arshavin   37'
Fàbregas   57'
Walcott   75'
Bendtner   89'
Report Nzonzi   4'
Dunn   30'
Di Santo   11'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,431
Referee: Peter Walton
18 October 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3–2 Burnley Blackburn
13:00 Dunn   9'
Di Santo   21',   22'
Chimbonda   43'
Nzonzi   51'
Samba   87'
Report Blake   5'
Eagles   90+2'
Carlisle   83'
Mears   86'
Jensen   90+3'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,689
Referee: Chris Foy
24 October 2009 Chelsea 5–0 Blackburn London
17:30 Givet   20' (o.g.)
Lampard   48', 59' (pen.)
Essien   52'
Drogba   64'
Report Pedersen   45+1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,836
Referee: Alan Wiley
31 October 2009 Manchester United 2–0 Blackburn Manchester
17:30 Berbatov   55'
Rooney   87'
Report Emerton   35'
Chimbonda   37'
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 74,658
Referee: Phil Dowd

From the October fixtures Blackburn had taken 3 points from a possible 12 and moved down to 17th in the table.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Blackburn Rovers 10 3 1 6 11 24 -13 10

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

November

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7 November 2009 Blackburn 3–1 Portsmouth Blackburn
15:00 Roberts   53', 86'
Nelsen   73',   40'
Chimbonda   35'
Givet   36'
Report O'Hara   15',   35'
Boateng   56'
Brown   65'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,110
Referee: Peter Walton
22 November 2009 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Blackburn Bolton
13:30 Taylor   41'
Muamba   44'
Klasnić   79'
Report Dunn   31',   44'
Ricketts   72' (o.g.)
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 21,777
Referee: Mike Dean
25 November 2009 Fulham 3–0 Blackburn London
20:00 Nevland   43'
Dempsey   67', 88'
Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 21,414
Referee: Stuart Attwell
28 November 2009 Blackburn 0–0 Stoke City Blackburn
15:00 Di Santo   60' Report Whitehead   37'
Wilkinson   89'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,143
Referee: Howard Webb

At the end of November Blackburn were sitting 13th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Blackburn Rovers 14 5 2 7 16 28 -12 17

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

December

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5 December 2009 Blackburn 0–0 Liverpool Blackburn
15:00 Diouf   55' Report Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,660
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 December 2009 Hull City 0–0 Blackburn Hull
15:00 Marney   9' Report Kalinić   63'
Samba   71'
Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 24,124
Referee: Chris Foy
15 December 2009 Birmingham City 2–1 Blackburn Birmingham
20:00 Jerome   12', 48',   48'
Ferguson   90+3'
Report Nelsen   69',   57'
Nzonzi   45+1'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 23,187
Referee: Michael Jones
19 December 2009 Blackburn 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Blackburn
15:00 Report Crouch   45+2', 82'
Ćorluka   34'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,490
Referee: Peter Walton
26 December 2009 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Blackburn Wigan
15:00 Rodallega   53'
Thomas   90+3'
Report McCarthy   29'
Salgado   14'
Givet   37'
Chimbonda   43'
Nzonzi   84'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 20,243
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 December 2009 Blackburn 2–2 Sunderland Blackburn
15:00 Pedersen   53'
Diouf   77'
McCarthy   62'
Report Bent   52', 65'
Nosworthy   30'
Meyler   36'
Bardsley   88'
Da Silva   90+4'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,656
Referee: Mike Dean

At the end of December Blackburn remained 13th in the table taking 4 points from a possible 18.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Blackburn Rovers 20 5 6 9 20 35 -15 21

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

January

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11 January 2010 Manchester City 4–1 Blackburn Manchester
20:00 Tevez   7', 49', 90+1'
Richards   39'
Zabaleta   61'
Report Pedersen   71'   78' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,292
Referee: Chris Foy
17 January 2010 Blackburn 2–0 Fulham Blackburn
15:00 Samba   25',   28'
Nelsen   54'
Report Baird   82'
Nevland   85'
Gera   90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,287
Referee: Kevin Friend
27 January 2010 Blackburn 2–1 Wigan Blackburn
20:00 Pedersen   20'
Kalinić   76'
Reid   59'
Nzonzi   83'
Robinson   90+1'
Report Caldwell   58'
Diamé   71'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,190
Referee: Lee Mason
30 January 2010 West Ham United 0–0 Blackburn London
15:00 Report Emerton   38' Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 33,093
Referee: Peter Walton

At the end of January Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 24 7 7 10 25 40 -15 28

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

February

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6 February 2010 Stoke City 3–0 Blackburn Stoke on Trent
15:00 Higginbotham   8'
Sidibe   45+2'
Etherington   67'
Shawcross   37'
Fuller   73'
Report Samba   37'   59'
Nzonzi   52'
Andrews   90+3'
Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,386
Referee: Steve Bennett
10 February 2010 Blackburn 1–0 Hull City Blackburn
19:45 Myhill   16' (o.g.)
Nelsen   75'
Report McShane   51'
Altidore   61'
Gardner   77'
Boateng   40'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,518
Referee: Lee Probert
21 February 2010 Blackburn 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Blackburn
14:00 Kalinić   41'
Roberts   73'
Givet   84'
Report Steinsson   75' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,888
Referee: Chris Foy
28 February 2010 Liverpool 2–1 Blackburn Liverpool
13:00 Gerrard   20'
Torres   44'
Lucas   90+2'
Report Andrews   40'
Salgado   17'
Olsson   48'
Nzonzi   50'
Kalinić   50'
Diouf   70'
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 42,795
Referee: Alan Wiley

At the end of February Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 6 points from a possible 12.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 28 9 7 12 30 45 -15 34

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

March

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13 March 2010 Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 Blackburn London
12:45 Defoe   45+1'
Pavlyuchenko   55', 85'
Report Samba   80' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,474
Referee: Howard Webb
21 March 2010 Blackburn 1–1 Chelsea Blackburn
16.00 Diouf   70' Report Drogba   6'
Zhirkov   88'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 25,554
Referee: Steve Bennett
24 March 2010 Blackburn 2–1 Birmingham City Blackburn
20.00 Dunn   5', 67'
Dunn   68'
Andrews   89'
Report McFadden   55'
Carr   86'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,856
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
28 March 2010 Burnley 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Turf Moor
12:00 Report Dunn   20' Attendance: 21,546
Referee: Mike Dean

At the end of March Blackburn were sitting 10th in the table taking 7 points from a possible 12.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 32 11 8 13 35 50 -15 41

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

April

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3 April 2010 Portsmouth 0–0 Blackburn Portsmouth
15:00 Vanden Borre   43',   60'
Brown   74'
Report Dunn   50' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 16,207
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 April 2010 Blackburn 0–0 Manchester United Blackburn
13:30 Salgado   23' Report Neville   70'
Gibson   87'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 29,912
Referee: Peter Walton
17 April 2010 Blackburn 2–3 Everton Blackburn
15:00 Nzonzi   69'
Roberts   81'
Pedersen   20'
Andrews   65'
Roberts   82'
Report Arteta   4' (pen.)
Yakubu   79'
Cahill   90'
Arteta   20'
Distin   76'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,022
Referee: Andre Marriner
24 April 2010 Wolverhampton 1–1 Blackburn Wolverhampton
15:00 Ebanks-Blake   81' Report Nelsen   28'
Pedersen   54'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 28,967
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

At the end of April Blackburn were sitting 11th in the table taking 3 points from a possible 12.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 36 11 11 14 38 54 -16 44

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

3 May 2010 Blackburn 2–1 Arsenal Blackburn
17:00 Grella   25'
Dunn   43'
Pedersen   59'
Samba   68'
Report Van Persie   13'
Silvestre   65'
Campbell   90'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,138
Referee: Martin Atkinson
9 May 2010 Aston Villa 0–1 Blackburn Birmingham
16:00 Dunne   7'
A. Young   78'
Report Dunn   58'
Dunne   84' (o.g.)
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 41,799
Referee: Steve Bennett

At the end of the season Blackburn finished 10th in the table taking a maximum 6 points out of 6 in May.

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 '11 14 41 55 -14 50

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHHAHAHAAHAAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHHAHA
ResultLLDWLWLWLLWWLDDDLLDDLWWDLWWLLDWWDDLDWW
Position1718171318151613161714 November 201213 December 20121213131313 December 2011101211121212121110111112111010
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Everton 38 16 13 9 60 49 +11 61
9 Birmingham City 38 13 11 14 38 47 −9 50
10 Blackburn Rovers 38 13 11 14 41 55 −14 50
11 Stoke City 38 11 14 13 34 48 −14 47
12 Fulham 38 12 10 16 39 46 −7 46

FA Cup

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Third round

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2 January 2010 Aston Villa 3-1 Blackburn Birmingham
15.00 Delfouneso   12'
Cuéllar   37'
Carew   90+1' (pen)
Reo-Coker   31'
Report Kalinić   55'
Salgado   37'
Diouf   42'
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 25,453
Referee: Howard Webb

Both managers seemed to have placed the mid-week League Cup semi-final higher on the priority list as, between them, they made a total of 16 changes from the teams that started their previous matches.

Villa's line-up was the stronger of the two and the home side went ahead after 12 minutes. Cutting in from the left, Ashley Young centred the ball to Nathan Delfouneso, who opened the scoring with a straightforward header from 10 yards out. Young could have extended the lead himself before Villa conceded a penalty when Nigel Reo-Coker was adjudged to have brought down Steven Reid, but Brad Guzan saved from David Dunn. The miss was made worse when Young's free-kick was glanced in by Carlos Cuéllar to give Villa a 2–0 lead six minutes later. Things got even bleaker for Rovers when El-Hadji Diouf was given a straight red card before the break when he recklessly brought down Habib Beye.

Blackburn's attempts to get back into the match were given an unexpected lift when Guzan dropped an inswinging corner to allow Nikola Kalinić to score. Villa suddenly looked perturbed and Kalinić could have levelled matters after being sent clear by substitute Morten Gamst Pedersen, but Villa restored their authority when Reo-Coker had a shot turned round the post and, in the 90th minute, Gaël Givet brought down John Carew in the box with the Norwegian sending Rovers keeper Jason Brown the wrong way from the spot to send Blackburn crashing out at the first hurdle.

League Cup

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Second round

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25 August 2009 Gillingham 1–3 Blackburn Gillingham
19:45 Jackson   70' (pen.)
Gowling   31'
Fuller   53'
Report Dunn   5'
Hoilett   47'
Pedersen   74'
Kalinić   38'
Reid   45'
Olsson   61'
Brown   69'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium,
Attendance: 7,293
Referee: Kevin Friend

As one of the 13 Premier League teams not involved in European competition, Blackburn entered at the second round along with the winners from the first round plus Newcastle United and Middlesbrough, who also received a first round bye. The draw for the second round took place on 12 August, after the first round had been completed.[20] Blackburn were drawn away to Gillingham; the match was played on 25 August.[21]

Blackburn started the game brightly and, within 5 minutes, were 1–0 up when David Dunn slotted home Nikola Kalinić's through ball. Gillingham pressed for an equaliser and went closest when Mark McCammon headed just wide. Two minutes after the break, Rovers doubled their lead when Keith Andrews crossed the ball for David Hoilett to score his first goal for the club with a diving header. In the 70th minute Zurab Khizanishvili brought down Simeon Jackson in the box; Jackson himself got back up and scored from the spot to bring Gillingham back into the game. It proved not to be for Gillingham as Blackburn's progress into the next round was sealed 4 minutes later when Morten Gamst Pedersen scored direct from a corner on the right hand side.

Third round

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22 September 2009 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Blackburn Nottingham
19:45 Earnshaw   Report McCarthy   37'
Salgado   16'
Stadium: City Ground,
Attendance: 11,553
Referee: Michael Oliver

The draw for the third round took place on 29 August, after the second round had been played. The seven Premier League teams involved in European competition entered at this stage, joined by the winners from the second round. Blackburn were drawn away to Nottingham Forest; the tie was played on 22 September.[21]

Both teams created a few chances in an opening period where Forest looked more than a match for their Premiership rivals, although it was Blackburn who took the lead in the 37th minute when Benni McCarthy's cross-cum-shot-cum-free kick bypassed everyone in the box and nestled in the far corner. Forest were nearly level soon after when Robert Earnshaw's freekick struck the corner of the goal frame with Jason Brown beaten. Forest continued to press after the break and were awarded a penalty on 70 minutes when Steven Reid handled in the box. Dexter Blackstock stepped up to take the penalty but it was saved by Jason Brown. In the 90th minute Earnshaw had an even better chance to draw his team level but managed to blast over from a yard out.

Fourth round

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27 October 2009 Blackburn 5–2 Peterborough Blackburn
20:00 Pedersen   4'
Reid   45' (pen)
Salgado   57'
McCarthy   72'
Kalinić   74' (pen )
Givet   26'
Report Whelpdale   17'
Boyd   50'
Lewis   43'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,419
Referee: Anthony Taylor

The draw for the fourth round took place after the third-round games had been played, on 26 September; the matches were played in the week beginning 26 October.[21] Blackburn were drawn at home to Championship side Peterborough.

Sam Allardyce opted to make seven changes from the team beaten at Chelsea and was swiftly rewarded when Morten Gamst Pedersen rifled home a free kick in the fourth minute. Peterborough fought back and after a dangerous free kick of their own equalised when Chris Whelpdale headed Chris Rowe's cross back across Jason Brown and into the back of the net. Just before half-time Peterborough were reduced to ten men when goalkeeper Joe Lewis was sent off when he brought down Pedersen after a defensive header had fallen short. Steven Reid stepped up to take the penalty and, despite slipping whilst taking the kick, still scored.

5 minutes after the restart Peterborough once again got themselves on level terms when George Boyd hit a fierce left-foot effort past Brown. The game was effectively ended as a contest in the 57th minute when Míchel Salgado collected Brett Emerton's pass and blasted in his first goal in English football. In the 72nd minute Benni McCarthy calmly slid the ball past substitute keeper James McKeown after being put through by Nikola Kalinić and, when Blackburn were awarded a penalty for handball two minutes later, Kalinić stepped up to the spot and converted for his first goal for the club. Blackburn were successfully through to the fifth round for the third successive season.

Fifth round

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2 December 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3-3 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 3 p)
Chelsea Blackburn
20:00 Kalinić   9'
Emerton   64'
McCarthy   93' (pen.)
Grella   106'
Report Drogba   48'
Kalou   52'
Ferreira   120+1'
Bruma   101'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,136
Referee: Alan Wiley
Penalties
McCarthy  
Emerton  
Grella  
Kalinić  
Hoilett  
  Ballack
  Drogba
  Malouda
  Zhirkov
  Kakuta

The fifth round draw took place on 31 October, with Blackburn being handed a home tie against Chelsea. The match was played on 2 December.[21]

The tie started at a fast and frenetic pace, with both teams showing a willingness to attack from the opening whistle. Nikola Kalinić shot wide under pressure from Ferreira shortly before his ninth-minute opener, a well-constructed goal that saw Morten Gamst Pedersen play in Pascal Chimbonda, who in turn drilled the ball low across the face of goal for Kalinić to slot home. Chelsea were unusually wasteful in possession and struggled to create clear-cut openings. Even so, Salomon Kalou, Mikel John Obi, Joe Cole, Michael Ballack and Yuri Zhirkov all either forced regulation saves from Paul Robinson or missed the target before the break. Kalou's miss was the most glaring, heading wide from six yards at the far post.

Carlo Ancelotti made a bold triple substitution at half-time, introducing Jeffrey Bruma, Gaël Kakuta and Didier Drogba. It looked like a good decision as, after being on the pitch for just three minutes, Drogba climbed above Ryan Nelsen to head home Florent Malouda's cross. Four minutes later, Chelsea took the lead when Zhirkov collected a loose ball and released Kalou, who closed in on goal before slotting the ball beyond Robinson. Rovers levelled in the 64th minute when Kalinić attempted to head Brett Emerton's deflected cross at the near post. The striker didn't appear to get anything on the ball but, regardless, did enough to distract Hilario and the ball went in at the far post.

Chelsea were reduced to ten men when Kalou limped off; due to the triple change at half-time, they were unable to bring on a replacement. Rovers thought they had snatched a dramatic victory in injury-time but McCarthy's effort was ruled out for offside. Kalinić then forced a good save from Hilário but Chelsea survived to take the match into extra-time.

Rovers' pressure eventually told when the home team regained the lead from the penalty spot early in extra-time. Zhirkov clearly fouled substitute David Hoilett and McCarthy sent Hilário the wrong way from the penalty spot. Ferreira equalised with just about the last action of extra time with a neat finish from a tight angle after Robinson had flapped at a cross.

Kakuta missed the crucial spot kick as Rovers won the shoot-out 4–3 to seal a place in the last four. The 18-year-old struck the ball straight at Paul Robinson, who had earlier sensationally tipped Michael Ballack's spot kick on to the post.

Semi-final

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14 January 2010 Blackburn 0-1 Aston Villa Blackburn
20.00 McCarthy   89' Report Milner   23'
Agbonlahor   38'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 18,595
Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Originally scheduled for 5 January 2010, the first leg was postponed as police advised that the travelling conditions for both sets of supporters were unsafe.[22] The game was rearranged for 14 January.[23]

20 January 2010 Aston Villa 6-4 Blackburn Birmingham
19.45 Warnock   30'
Milner   39' (pen.)
Nzonzi   52' (o.g.)
Agbonlahor   57'
Heskey   62'
Young   90+3'
Milner   27'
Heskey   60'
[ Report] Kalinić   10', 26'
Olsson   63'
Emerton   84'
Givet   35'
Samba   38'
Nzonzi   52'
Stadium: Villa Park
Referee: Martin Atkinson

First–team squad

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Updated 28 January 2010[24]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Paul Robinson
2 DF   DEN Lars Jacobsen
4 DF   CGO Christopher Samba[notes 1]
5 DF   FRA Gaël Givet
6 DF   NZL Ryan Nelsen (captain)
7 MF   AUS Brett Emerton
8 MF   ENG David Dunn
9 FW   GRN Jason Roberts[notes 2]
11 MF   AUS Vince Grella
12 MF   NOR Morten Gamst Pedersen
13 DF   GEO Zurab Khizanishvili
14 MF   ALG Amine Linganzi[notes 3]
15 MF   FRA Steven Nzonzi
16 MF   IRL Steven Reid[notes 4]
17 MF   IRL Keith Andrews
18 MF   SEN El Hadji Diouf
19 MF   IRL Aaron Doran
20 MF   TUR Yıldıray Baştürk[notes 5]
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 DF   SWE Martin Olsson
22 FW   CRO Nikola Kalinić
23 FW   CAN David Hoilett
24 MF   IRL Keith Treacy
25 MF   IRL Alan Judge
26 FW   ARG Franco Di Santo (on loan from Chelsea)
27 DF   ESP Míchel Salgado
28 DF   ENG Phil Jones
29 MF   IRL Gavin Gunning
30 FW   NED Maceo Rigters
32 GK   WAL Jason Brown[notes 6]
34 GK   ENG Frank Fielding
36 FW   ENG Marcus Marshall
38 GK   ENG Mark Bunn
39 DF   FRA Pascal Chimbonda[notes 7]
- MF   ENG Alex Marrow
- MF   ENG Andy Haworth

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Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Current squad

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   Paul Robinson 35 0 0 0 3 0 38 0
2 DF   Lars Jacobsen 11 (2) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 12 (3) 0
4 DF   Christopher Samba 30 4 0 0 3 0 33 4
5 DF   Gaël Givet 33 (1) 2 1 0 3 0 37 (1) 2
6 DF   Ryan Nelsen 25 (3) 4 0 0 4 (1) 0 29 (4) 4
7 MF   Brett Emerton 17 (7) 0 0 0 5 2 22 (7) 2
8 MF   David Dunn 20 (3) 9 1 0 3 (1) 1 24 (4) 10
9 FW   Jason Roberts 15 (14) 5 0 0 1 (1) 0 16 (15) 5
11 MF   Vince Grella 10 (5) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 10 (7) 0
12 MF   Morten Gamst Pedersen 27 (6) 3 0 (1) 0 5 2 32 (7) 5
13 DF   Zurab Khizanishvili 0 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0
15 MF   Steven Nzonzi 33 2 0 0 5 0 38 2
16 MF   Steven Reid 1 (3) 0 1 0 3 (2) 1 5 (5) 1
17 MF   Keith Andrews 22 (10) 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 23 (12) 1
18 MF   El Hadji Diouf 24 (2) 3 1 0 0 0 25 (2) 3
19 MF   Aaron Doran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   Yıldıray Baştürk 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21 DF   Martin Olsson 19 (2) 1 1 0 4 (1) 1 24 (3) 2
22 FW   Nikola Kalinić 14 (12) 2 1 1 6 4 21 (12) 7
23 FW   David Hoilett 8 (15) 0 0 0 3 (1) 1 11 (16) 1
25 MF   Alan Judge 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 FW   Franco Di Santo 15 (7) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 16 (8) 1
27 DF   Míchel Salgado 16 (5) 0 1 0 4 1 21 (5) 1
28 DF   Phil Jones 7 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 10 (2) 0
29 DF   Gavin Gunning 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 GK   Jason Brown 3 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 7 (1) 0
34 GK   Frank Fielding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 GK   Mark Bunn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   Pascal Chimbonda 22 (2) 1 1 0 3 (1) 0 26 (3) 1

Former players

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
(3) DF   Stephen Warnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
(10) FW   Benni McCarthy 7 (7) 1 0 0 3 (2) 3 10 (9) 4
(14) FW   Paul Gallagher 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
(20) MF   Elrio Van Heerden 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 (2) 0
(24) MF   Keith Treacy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Substitution appearances in brackets

  • Last Update: 31 January 2010[25]
  • Data does not include appearances/goals obtained whilst at another club
  • Substitution appearances in (brackets)
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  • FA CupFA Cup
  • League CupLeague Cup

Starting formations

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As of 31 January 2010

Formation Premier League FA Cup League Cup Total
4-4-2 11 1 3 15
4-5-1 13 0 2 15
4-3-3 0 0 1 1

Discipline

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Current squad

As of 13 May 2010

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
               
1 GK   Paul Robinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
4 DF   Christopher Samba 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 2
5 DF   Gaël Givet 3 0 0 0 2 0 5 0
6 DF   Ryan Nelsen 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7 MF   Brett Emerton 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 MF   David Dunn 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 MF   Vince Grella 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 1
12 MF   Morten Gamst Pedersen 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 MF   Steven Nzonzi 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
16 MF   Steven Reid 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
17 MF   Keith Andrews 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 MF   El Hadji Diouf 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 1
21 DF   Martin Olsson 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
22 FW   Nikola Kalinić 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
26 FW   Franco Di Santo 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF   Míchel Salgado 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 0
32 GK   Jason Brown 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
39 DF   Pascal Chimbonda 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
TOTALS 54 2 1 1 8 1 63 4

Former players

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total
               
(3) DF   Stephen Warnock 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
(10) FW   Benni McCarthy 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
(14) FW   Paul Gallagher 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0

Transfers

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Date Player Previous Club Cost
2 June 2009   Elrio van Heerden   Club Brugge Free[4]
26 June 2009   Gaël Givet   Marseille Undisclosed[7]
29 June 2009   Lars Jacobsen   Everton Free[8]
3 July 2009   Steven Nzonzi   Amiens Undisclosed[9]
13 August 2009   Nikola Kalinić   Hajduk Split £6,000,000[14]
19 August 2009   Míchel Salgado   Real Madrid Free[16]
27 August 2009   Pascal Chimbonda   Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed[19]
27 January 2010   Yıldıray Baştürk   VfB Stuttgart Free[26]
28 January 2010   Amine Linganzi   Saint-Étienne Free[27]
Date Player New Club Cost
22 June 2009   Roque Santa Cruz   Manchester City Undisclosed[5]
24 June 2009   Matt Derbyshire   Olympiacos Undisclosed[6]
1 July 2009   Aaron Mokoena   Portsmouth Free[2]
1 July 2009   Tugay Kerimoğlu   Retired -
1 July 2009   André Ooijer   PSV Free[1]
21 August 2009   Paul Gallagher   Leicester Undisclosed[15]
27 August 2009   Stephen Warnock   Aston Villa Undisclosed[18]
11 January 2010   Elrio van Heerden   Sivasspor Free[28]
1 February 2010   Benni McCarthy   West Ham Undisclosed[29]
1 February 2010   Keith Treacy   Preston North End Undisclosed[30]

Loaned in

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Date Player Club Return Date
3 August 2009   Franco Di Santo   Chelsea May 2010[31]

Loaned out

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Date Player Club Return Date
24 July 2009   Keith Treacy   Sheffield United December 2009[32][33]
2 August 2009   Mark Bunn   Sheffield United May 2010[34][35]
4 August 2009   Alan Judge   Plymouth Argyle January 2010[36]
6 August 2009   Gavin Gunning   Tranmere Rovers September 2009[37]
6 August 2009   Alex Marrow   Oldham Athletic May 2010[38][39][40]
6 August 2009   Nick Blackman   Oldham Athletic January 2010[39][41]
17 September 2009   Zurab Khizanishvili   Newcastle United December 2009[42]
29 September 2009   Frank Fielding   Leeds United November 2009[43]
5 October 2009   Aaron Doran   MK Dons November 2009[44]
16 October 2009   Johnny Flynn   Chester City November 2009[45]
13 November 2009   Andy Haworth   Gateshead December 2009[46]
19 November 2009   Steven Reid   Queens Park Rangers December 2009[47]
26 November 2009   Johnny Flynn   Accrington Stanley May 2010[48][49]
22 January 2010   Andy Haworth   Rochdale June 2010[50]
22 January 2010   Gavin Gunning   Rotherham United May 2010[51][52]
23 January 2010   Marcus Marshall   Rotherham United May 2010[52][53]
25 January 2010   Zurab Khizanishvili   Reading May 2010[54]
1 February 2010   Frank Fielding   Rochdale May 2010[55]
22 February 2010   Aaron Doran   Leyton Orient March 2010[56]

Notes

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  1. ^ Samba was born in Créteil, France, but also qualified to represent Congo internationally and made his international debut for Congo in 2004.
  2. ^ Roberts was born in Park Royal, England, but also qualified to represent Grenada internationally through his father and French Guiana through his mother and made his international debut for Grenada in 1998.
  3. ^ Linganzi was born in Algiers, Algeria, but also qualified to represent Congo internationally and would make his international debut for Congo in 2013.
  4. ^ Reid was born in Kingston upon Thames, England, and represented them at U-16 level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally through his grandfather and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
  5. ^ Baştürk was born in Herne, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in 1998.
  6. ^ Brown was born in Southwark, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his grandmother and made his international debut for Wales in May 2006.
  7. ^ Chimbonda was born in Les Abymes, Guadeloupe, but was raised in France and made his international debut for France in May 2006.

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