Gareth Barry hit the target for the third successive match as Aston Villa came from behind to sustain their push for a top four place by beating Blackburn 3-2.
Rovers had stunned Martin O'Neill's side by taking a first half lead through Stephen Warnock, as Villa struggled to fire on all cylinders.
Luke Young's first goal for the club levelled matters on the stroke of the interval before Barry scored the decisive second in the 65th minute.
Gabriel Agbonlahor put the icing on the cake for Villa with three minutes remaining before Brett Emerton snatched an injury-time consolation.
England midfielder Barry had also struck the winning goal against Ajax in the UEFA Cup and set Villa on their way to a resounding 4-0 win at Wigan at the weekend.
Villa have endured a heavy schedule in recent weeks and struggled to reproduce their most fluent form. But they now have the fire-power in attack and from the middle of the park to carve open defences even when below their best.
The likes of Agbonlahor, John Carew and Ashley Young up front, plus Barry breaking forward from the centre of the park, give them plenty of options.
Blackburn were forced to make a late change to their starting line-up when striker Roque Santa Cruz suffered a calf injury during the pre-match warm-up.
He was replaced by Benni McCarthy, who had scored a late equaliser against Middlesbrough at the weekend while Aaron Mokoena was added to the Rovers substitutes.
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