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Blackburn stun Arsenal

Ayegbeni Yakubu scored twice to turn up the heat on Arsene Wenger as Blackburn twice came from behind to defeat Arsenal 4-3 at Ewood Park on Saturday.

Blackburn fans marched before kick-off demanding the removal of manager Steve Kean after a poor run of form.But they were celebrating by the end as Blackburn leapfrogged Arsenal in the table after a Yakubu-inspired victory, the Nigerian striker unwanted by Everton but eager to prove he can still cut it at this level.It leaves Arsenal with just four points from their opening five games and means Wenger's side have now conceded 12 goals in the last two away games in the Premier League.Swansea City - who failed to score in their opening four matches - won for the first time, beating West Bromwich Albion 3-0 at the Liberty Stadium with Scott Sinclair scoring their first goal in the top flight since 1983 with a first-half penalty.Queens Park Rangers won 3-0 at Wolverhampton Wanderers with new skipper Joey Barton grabbing the opener while Norwich City won their first game of the season 2-1 at 10-man Bolton Wanderers even though Norwich conceded a penalty for the fifth successive league match.In the day's other matches Everton came from behind to beat Wigan Athletic 3-1 at Goodison Park while Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Newcastle United at Villa Park.The Arsenal defeat also exposed the frailty in the team's defence, which conceded two own goals during a pulsating contestThe Gunners had taken the lead on 10 minutes, Alex Song splitting the defence with a weighted pass to find Gervinho who rifled a low angled shot shot beyond Paul Robinson.But despite dominating play Arsenal were unable to add to their lead and were rocked on 25 minutes when Yakubu conjured a goal out of nothing, picking up David Hoilett's pass to finish beyond the advancing Wojciech Szczesny.However Arsenal were back in front within nine minutes, when new signing Mikel Arteta opened his account for the...

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