FULHAM...0 BLACKBURN...4Hakan Sukur scored twice as Blackburn Rovers crushed a demoralised Fulham 4-0 in the Premier League at Loftus Road last night.

The 31-year-old Turkish international scored four minutes before half-time to add to David Dunn's opener from the penalty spot five minutes earlier.

Irish international Damien Duff rifled in the third in the 52nd minute and Sukur struck again a minute later to leave Jean Tigana's side looking anxiously over their shoulders at the relegation zone.

After Duff put the game beyond Fulham, Sukur struck again with another sublime finish after wrong-footing the Fulham defence. Blackburn remain in seventh place on 49 points.

FULHAM: Taylor, Finnan, Goma, Knight, Harley, Clark (Legwinski 61), Malbranque, Djetou, Boa Morte, Marlet (Hammond 61), Saha. Subs Not Used: Herrera, Melville, Sava.

Blackburn: Friedel, Neill (Taylor 55), Short, Berg, Gresko, Tugay (Gillespie 69), Flitcroft, Dunn, Duff, Sukur, Cole, Gillespie (Grabbi 90). Subs Not Used: Kelly, Yorke. Booked: Neill, Short. Goals: Dunn 37 pen, Sukur 42, Duff 53, Sukur 54.

Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire).