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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Arsenal at Ewood Park on Sunday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in February 2007, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 28 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1-0 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Arsenal | 6 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 16 Apr | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 14 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 9 conceded.
Arsenal have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Blackburn R.'s 3 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 3 points they have accumulated from 1 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Rovers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Arsenal. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 8 matches. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 10 games since last defeat. |