Blackburn vs. Arsenal: Gervinho Scores His First Arsenal Goal

It was all bad for Arsenal on Saturday.

Despite a poor defensive performance, Arsenal showed that its offense still has plenty of bite. Gervinho and Mikel Arteta both scored their first goals for the club, and Marouane Chamakh scored his first league goal since last November.

Gervinho's goal came after a nice bit of work from the Arsenal midfield. Alex Song played the ball through the Blackburn defense, and Gervinho's low shot beat Paul Robinson at the far post.

Unfortunately for Arsenal, it was almost all bad after that.

Yakubu scored the equalizer 14 minutes later, and though Mikel Arteta put Arsenal back ahead 2-1 before halftime, three unanswered Blackburn goals ruined Arsenal's day.

Arsenal gave up two own goals Saturday. Alex Song scored Blackburn's equalizer in the 49th minute, and Laurent Koscielny made it 4-2 with another own goal in the 68th.

Yakubu added the other goals for Blackburn, which erased deficits of 1-0 and 2-1.

With Arsenal trailing 4-2, Chamakh scored on a header in the 85th minute.

Arsenal tested Rovers keeper Paul Robinson with several shots in the final minutes but Blackburn held on to collect its first win of the young season.

The loss put Arsenal temporarily in 15th place pending the day's other matches. The Gunners will try to get back on track when they host Bolton Wanderers next Saturday in league play. Blackburn will travel to Newcastle United the same day.

For the full Gervinho goal with plenty of replays, watch the video above.