injury, he was involved in the first-team for the next three months. On 4 December, Dunn scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season against Wolverhampton Wanderers with a close range header. On 2 February 2011, in the match against Tottenham Hotspur at Ewood Park, he made his 100th Premier League appearance since returning to the club for a second spell which ended in a disappointing 1–0 defeat. Three days later on 5 February, he came on for Brett Emerton in the 60th-minute with Rovers down 3–2 against Wigan Athletic at the DW Stadium, he netted a penalty kick in the 81st-minute but could not prevent them from losing 4–3. However, Dunn suffered a groin injury while training and was sidelined for the rest of March. On 2 April, he returned to the first-team, coming on as a late substitute, in a 0–0 draw against Arsenal. Dunn then started in the next three matches before suffering a calf injury during a match against Manchester City on 25 April. Following Blackburn Rovers’ survival in the Premier League, he called on the players to make an improvement in the league next season. At the end of the 2010–11 season, Dunn went on to make twenty–seven appearances and scored two times in all competitions. At the start of the 2011–12 season, Dunn appeared in the club's first five matches of the season before suffering a hamstring injury and was substituted in the 34th-minute, in a 1–0 loss against Everton 27 August. He returned to the starting line–up against Fulham on 11 September but was substituted in the 52nd-minute after suffering a calf injury, in a 1–1 draw, resulting in him being sidelined for a month. While sidelined, Dunn defended Rovers manager Steve Kean from criticism. On 29 October, Dunn returned to the first-team, coming on as a 70th-minute substitute, in a 3–3 draw against Norwich City. Three weeks later on 19 November, however, Dunn was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 3–3 draw against Wigan Athletic. After serving a one match suspension, he returned to the starting line–up, in a 2–0 loss against Cardiff City on 29 November 2011. On 14 January 2012, Dunn scored his first goal of the season, as well as, setting up the club's first goal of the game, in a 3–1 win against Fulham. Thirteen days later it was announced that he signed a contract extension