a memorable equaliser against local rivals Burnley at Ewood Park. Since returning from injury, Dunn regained his first-team place, playing in the midfield position for the next two months. However, Dunn was plagued with injuries that sidelined him for the next three months, though he did return around January. While sidelined, it was announced on 26 January, with Dunn's contract expiring at Rovers, he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract to keep him with the club until at least July 2012. His contract talks started in August 2008 but it was delayed following his injuries. On 21 February 2010, Dunn returned to the first-team, coming on as an 87th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 win. He made his 260th appearance for Blackburn Rovers in a home fixture with Chelsea at Ewood Park in a 1–1 draw on 21 March, playing for 56 minutes before being replaced by Australian international Brett Emerton. In a follow–up match, he scored twice against Birmingham City on 24 March in a 2–1 victory at Ewood Park, one in front of the Darwen End in the 5th-minute with him shooting with his left foot right in the corner of the goal and the other goal came on 67 minutes with a well-timed header from a corner taken by winger El Hadji Diouf from the left by line, and he celebrated in front of the Walkersteel Blackburn End with all the Rovers supporters, and received a yellow card for going into the crowd. Four days later on 28 March, Dunn scored the winning goal from the penalty spot against rivals Burnley at Turf Moor. Since returning from injury, he regained his first-team place for the rest of the 2009–10 season. Two months later on 3 May, Dunn scored his tenth goal of the season, in a 2–1 win against Arsenal. At the end of the 2009–10 season, he made twenty–four appearances and scored ten times in all competitions, making him the club's top scorer this season. His performance in the 2009–10 season earned him the most Man of the Matches awards. At the start of the 2010–11 season, Dunn featured in two matches for the club. However, he suffered a thigh injury while playing for the club's reserves and was sidelined for a month. On 18 October, Dunn returned to the first-team from injury, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Sunderland. Since returning from