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• Full Time BLACKBURN 0-4 ARSENAL: An excellent afternoon in Lancashire for Arsenal. Van Persie got the ball rolling with a smart finish inside 10 minutes, and although Blackburn had chances of their own Adebayor nodded in a second on the stroke of half-time. The Togo man grabbed two more late on to complete his hat-trick and help push Arsenal up into second in the Premier League

• 89

  GOAL! - Emmanuel Adebayor 0 : 4 89: BLACKBURN 0-4 ARSENAL: It is turning into a very special afternoon for Adebayor. The forward completes his hat-trick bursting through the offside trap, rounding Robinson and slipping the ball home

• 87

  A small pause as Gael Clichy receives treatment

• 85

  The Gunners seemingly content to play the clock down

• 81

  Substitution A bit of history here as Jack Wilshere comes on for Van Persie. The Englishman becomes the youngest player to represent the Club in the League

• 79

  Substitution Arsenal forced to reshuffle as Eboue can't continue. Aaron Ramsey comes on for his Premier League debut

• 78

  GOAL! - Emmanuel Adebayor 0 : 3 78: BLACKBURN 0-3 ARSENAL: That should be game over. A really confident penalty from the Togo man

• 78

  ... and scores

• 77

  Yellow Card Warnock is booked for the challenge

• 77

  Up steps Adebayor...

• 76

  Penalty! Eboue is tripped by Warnock

• 72

  Substitution A final throw of the dice from Paul Ince as Matt Derbyshire comes on for Danny Simpson

• 72

  Substitution Blackburn are getting ready to make a change

• 71

  A huge drop in tempo despite the substitutions

• 67

  Substitution Treacy is on for Blackburn now

• 67

  Substitution A double change for the hosts. Benni McCarthy and Keith Treacy come on for Pederson and Roberts

• 67

  Substitution So like for like changes

• 67

  Substitution A double change for the hosts. Benni McCarthy and Keith Treacy come on for Pederson and Roberts

• 66

  No real action in either area but it is worth noting that Arsenal are comfortable

• 63

  Substitution A first change of the afternoon. Walcott makes way for Alex Song

• 59

  Yellow Card A first booking of the day is awarded to Denilson, who incidentally was sent off on this ground last season in the Carling Cup.

• 55

  Two quick chances for Arsenal's Ivorian pair. Toure is first up but his header from a corner is brilliantly saved, and then Eboue with a stunning effort from distance again drawing the best out of Robinson

• 53

  Walcott comes close to repeating his midweek achievements. This time though, he drags his shot just wide of the far post

• 51

  Balance of power keeps shifting, but neither 'keeper unduly troubled

• 47

  Good positive start as Walcott tests Paul Robinson in the Blackburn goal

• 46

  The second-half gets going

• 45

  GOAL! - Emmanuel Adebayor 0 : 2 45: BLACKBURN 0-2 ARSENAL: On the balance of play this game should really be 1-1, but Adebayor has other ideas. The Togolese striker nods home Denilson's teasing cross. A sucker-punch if ever I have seen one

• Half Time BLACKBURN 0-2 ARSENAL: It hasn't been as comfortable as the scoreline suggests, and Blackburn may well feel aggrieved. They have had the chances but wasted them all. Same can't be said for Arsenal who have been clinical. Van Persie and Adebayor the men on target

• 42

  Another chance goes begging for the hosts. Santa Cruz sending the ball over. Arsenal need to heed these warnings

• 41

  Walcott and Van Persie combine again with the latter sending a looping effort just wide

• 40

  Toure to the rescue, thwarting Andrews at the last minute. Arsenal really not doing a great job of defending at the moment

• 39

  Blackburn now seize control and work a couple of openings

• 36

  Steven Reid somehow glances a free header well wide of the target. A let-off for Arsenal

• 32

  Neat and tidy build up play from the visitors as they look to turn the screw. Adebayor strays into an offside position to halt the progress

• 29

  Arsenal could, and perhaps should, be two up. Van Persie culpable this time as he drills a low shot into the side netting. A player of his skill must really expect to hit the target from where he was

• 27

  Precious little report I am afraid. Arsenal not quite in control but are comfortable

• 24

  Slight lull in proceedings as both teams opt for careful probing rather than all-out attack

• 20

  Keith Andrews is not endearing himself to the travelling fans with a couple of rash tackles that could both of been punished by yellow cards

• 17

  Having said that, Blackburn start to exert a bit of pressure

• 15

  The visitors have rarely been troubled in the opening quarter of an hour and I think it is fair to say they are well worth their lead

• 10

  Almost instantly though Arsenal come close to conceding. Santa Cruz wasteful from inside the box

• 9

  GOAL! - Robin van Persie 0 : 1 BLACKBURN 0-1 ARSENAL: It is that man Walcott again. The youngster darts past a couple of challenges and threads a delightful ball into Van Persie who makes no mistake with the outside of his boot. The Dutchman has now scored eight goals in his last six appearances against Rovers

• 8

  Van Persie slams a free-kick high and wide into the stands

• 5

  ... cleared at the near post

• 5

  Corner for the visitors.....

• 5

  A rare mistake from Clichy allows Emerton to burst down the flank and send in a dangerous looking cross. Luckily it comes to nothing

• 3

  An early touch for Almunia. His kick out from the back goes straight out of play

• Kick Off So after two weeks off, the Premier League is back on the agenda. Arsenal get us underway

• Big news on the teamsheet is that England hero Theo Walcott starts on the left, with Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie leading the line. The international break has cost Arsenal the services of Carlos Vela and Samir Nasri

• Good afternoon and welcome to Arsenal TV Online for coverage of the Gunners' visit to Blackburn. Ewood Park has quite often been a happy hunting ground for Wenger's men - Arsenal have only lost once in the last five seasons against Rovers