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Blackburn's players rejoiced at the final whistle – Paul Robinson threw his gloves into the crowd – and Kean lavished praise on his makeshift centre-back pairing of Gaël Givet and Grant Hanley.

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Blackburn's marking was at fault when Branislav Ivanovic's cross reached Lampard at the start of the second half, though they had been unlucky to lose Chris Samba with a hamstring pull just before the interval and ended up playing with two makeshift centre-backs in Gaël Givet and Grant Hanley.

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Gaël Givet, centre, celebrates after scoring Blackburn's extra-time winner against Newcastle at Ewood Park.

Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Newcastle United (aet) | Carling Cup match report 2011

Samba will have to win back his place, however, with Scott Dann restored alongside Gaël Givet in central defence and Grant Hanley, who scored the winner against Manchester United on New Year's Eve, on the bench.

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A first setback of the season was inflicted by Gaël Givet in the 120th minute of a controversial, gripping tie that brought respite for Steve Kean and a fourth quarter-final place in five years for Blackburn Rovers.

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Showing his set-piece menace again, Pedersen chipped a free-kick to the far post, Samba headed it across goal and Givet bundled it over the line.

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Blackburn were without Chris Samba, Ryan Nelsen and Gaël Givet, the squad are bereft of experience and goals and the fans are losing patience with Steve Kean, even if his pleas for time and players are perfectly justifiable.

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The latter produced an acrobatic volley that flew well wide from a rare Elmohamady cross that found a target, though by far the best opportunity of the first half was when a Gaël Givet mistake allowed Bent behind the Blackburn defence with all the time in the world and only Paul Robinson to beat.

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Blackburn's imbalance at the back – caused by unusual absences for Míchel Salgado breathing difficulties following a rib injury and Gaël Givet, who is to undergo a procedure to address a recurrence of a career-long heart condition on Thursday – was exposed at the end as the makeshift left-back Morten Gamst Pedersen showed the inside, and Odemwingie displayed the kind of finish synonymous with his debut 15-goal 2010‑11 campaign.

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Kean said: Gaël Givet encapsulates the spirit we have by not wanting to come off at half-time with a hamstring injury and playing the second half and extra time.

Blackburn Rovers 4-3 Newcastle United (aet) | Carling Cup match report 2011