Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Arsenal: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 13 September 2008

Result

Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Arsenal

Premier League · Saturday 13 September 2008, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Blackburn Rovers 0-4 Arsenal: match report

Blackburn Rovers lost to Arsenal 0-4 in the Premier League on Saturday 13 September 2008. The half-time score was 0-2.

Robin van Persie opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Blackburn Rovers did not score. Arsenal scored through Robin van Persie (8'), Emmanuel Adebayor (45+1'), Emmanuel Adebayor (79') and Emmanuel Adebayor (90').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card; Arsenal received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 10th on 4 points from 3 and Arsenal 4th on 6 points from 3. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 41 points, and Arsenal 4th with 72.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Arsenal in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Blackburn Rovers win, 1 draw and 8 for Arsenal.

Going into the match Blackburn Rovers's last five read L-D-W and Arsenal's W-L-W.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Robin van PersieArsenal · 0-1
  • 45+1'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 0-2
  • 60'Yellow card · DenilsonArsenal
  • 79'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 0-3
  • 80'Yellow card · Stephen WarnockBlackburn Rovers
  • 90'Goal · Emmanuel AdebayorArsenal · 0-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 1, draws 1, Arsenal 8.

Team news

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Paul Robinson, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Steven Reid, Danny Simpson, Brett Emerton, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Keith Andrews, Roque Santa Cruz, Jason Roberts, Ryan Nelsen

Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)

Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Cesc Fàbregas, Denílson, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Adebayor