Sam Allardyce saw his Blackburn side claim the local bragging
rights over Burnley in the first top-flight meeting of the clubs
for 43 years.
It was a great victory after an early scare when Robbie Blake made
the breakthrough for Burnley after five minutes. However the home
side effectively sealed the points before half-time thanks to goals
from David Dunn, Franco di Santo and Pascal Chimbonda.
Substitute Chris Eagles scored a second for Burnley in stoppage
time but they have now lost five successive games on the road in
the Premier League this season. The win gave Blackburn manager Allardyce
an early present ahead of his 55th birthday on Monday. |
