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Blackburn R. face a trip to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 8 of the 56 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2009, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Mar | Arsenal | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Sep | Blackburn R. | 0 - 4 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 11 Feb | Arsenal | 2 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 18 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Arsenal | LGEC |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 19 Aug | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 28 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Feb | Arsenal | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Arsenal could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Gunners have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 3.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Arsenal's total of 12 points from their 6 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 7 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 15 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Gunners, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Arsenal | Won 6 successive home games. 16 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Blackburn R. | 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |