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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Ewood Park on Sunday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 14 of the 61 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in February 2004, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1-1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 5 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Oct | Blackburn R. | 5 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 23 Apr | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Rovers have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
Newcastle Utd.'s away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 18 matches. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 21 points from their 18 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Ewood Park for the Rovers and the Madmen are unable to see past Newcastle Utd. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |