THE key stats and moments from the game against Arsenal.

ROVERS:

FRIEDEL: Didn't need to reproduce his Highbury heroics but still played his part with a number of vital saves ...7

TAYLOR: Up against the brilliant Robert Pires but did an excellent job of keeping the Frenchman quiet ...7

GRESKO: Looks at home in the Premiership. Solid and reliable defensively and he used the ball intelligently going forward ...7

BERG: A model of consistency at the back. It's going to be a sad day when he finally quits Ewood for good ...8

SHORT: Back in the team after injury and he relished the challenge of keeping the lid on the normally deadly Thierry Henry ...8

FLITCROFT: Outstanding in the centre of midfield. Disrupted the Gunners' rhythm with a series of bone-crunching challenges ...8

TUGAY: What a time to score his first goal of the season! Pulled the strings in midfield by keeping the ball moving ...8

GILLESPIE: Back on top note and gave Giovanni Van Bronckhorst a real grilling. Also supplied the cross which led to Duff's goal ...8

YORKE: Had few clear sights of goal but still caused problems for the Gunners' whenever he dropped deep ...7

SUKUR: Still looks short of match fitness following his recent injury problems but he worked hard in closing people down ...7

DUFF: Great to see him back in the fold. Grabbed a goal and an assist and always offered Rovers an outlet on the break ...8

SUBS:

JOHANSSON (for Duff, 70) 7

GALLAGHER (for Yorke, 79) 7

NOT USED: GRABBI, DOUGLAS, KELLY

OPPOSITION:

TAYLOR: Lacked authority of Seaman ...6

LAUREN: Had his hands full with Duff ...6

EDU: Intimidated by Flitcroft ...6

CYGAN: Personal nightmare ...5

KEOWN: Limped off injured ...5

PARLOUR: No Vieira ...6

VAN BRONCKHORST: Given a roasting ...5

LJUNGBERG: Not at the races ...6

BERGKAMP: No menace from Dennis ...5

HENRY: The Gunners' biggest threat ...7

PIRES: Anonymous by his standards ...6

SUBS:

GILBERTO (for Keown, 18) 6; WILTORD (for Pires, 70) 5;

JEFFERS (for Edu, 70) 5

NOT USED: TOURE, WARMUZ

STATS:

Goal attempts: Rovers 12 Arsenal 9

Shots on target: Rovers 5 Arsenal 6

Woodwork: Rovers 0 Arsenal 0

Offsides: Rovers 4 Arsenal 2

Corners: Rovers 3 Arsenal 5

Free kicks: Rovers 16 Arsenal 16

Attendance: 29,840

Referee: Steven Bennett (Kent) ...5

Yellow cards - Rovers: Duff 16, Tugay 31, Flitcroft 48, Sukur 88. Arsenal: Parlour 53, Van Bronckhorst 76

Sendings off - Rovers: None, Arsenal: None

TIME FOR ACTION:

14 Brad Friedel has to react sharply to palm aside a Thierry Henry free kick

17 Friedel gathers another free kick from Van Bronckhorst before Martin Keown then gets injured

22 It's 1-0 as Damien Duff marks his comeback with a thumping right foot volley

23 Freddie Ljungberg fires straight at Friedel following a clever link up with Henry

29 Craig Short goes close to a second for Rovers with a powerful header from a Keith Gillespie corner

34 Duff forces a brilliant reflex save out of Stuart Taylor with a rasping drive from the edge of the box

41 Robert Pires misses a golden chance to equalise but can't get enough purchase on his header

52 Rovers are rampant as Tugay adds a second with a right-foot shot which arrows into the bottom corner

56 Another Gillespie corner causes panic but Dwight Yorke's header sails over the bar