Yak scores his 16th and 17th goal of the season

Yakubu Aiyegbeni recovered from a penalty miss to score a brace for Blackburn Rovers,but they ended up losing 3:2 at home to 10-man Liverpool in an English Premier League
game on Tuesday night.
A quick-fire brace in the 13th and 16th minutes by Maxi Rodriguez gave the Reds a
dream start at Ewood Park,but Rovers fought back through their talismanic Nigerian
striker.Liverpool's stand-in goalkeeper Alexander Doni was sent off in the 25th minute for
fouling David Hoilett in the box,but Yakubu loused up the resulting penalty.He
however atoned for it with a fine header off a free kick in the 36th minute.
The 29-year-old then pulled Rovers level from the spot in the 61st minute following
calamitous goalkeeping by substitute goalkeeper Brad Jones.

The goals were Yakubu's 16th and 17th of the campaign but the loss leaves Rovers
steeped in the relegation zone.