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As a young player at Arsenal you get used to a very particular style of football. Jay Simpson, who left the Gunners in August for a loan spell at Millwall, is one such player, and he is relishing the chance of learning a very different approach at his new club.

Arsenal scrapped their way to a deserved draw at Blackburn on Sunday afternoon.

Arsène Wenger's side took the lead in the 18th minute when Robin van Persie slammed home from close range after a goal-mouth melee. Despite persistent Blackburn pressure, the visitors seemed set for all three points until the 71st minute when David Dunn's long-range drive slipped through the hands of Jens Lehmann and went into the net off the upright.

It was harsh on the German keeper and the Arsenal defence which had stood firm for the majority of this frantic, hard-fought affair.

Blackburn had Ryan Nelsen dismissed in the dying stages. The New Zealander had earned two of the nine bookings meted out by referee Alan Wiley.