Blackburn R. face a trip to Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday 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 42 and win only 16 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2002, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 10 Nov | Blackburn R. | 2 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Dec | Everton | 2 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 17 Nov | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Everton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sun 28 Apr | Everton | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Everton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 10 Mar | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Everton | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 26 Sep | Everton | 0 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Everton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
The Rovers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.
Everton see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 39 points from their 34 games played so far, Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Everton | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Rovers could well see them head back from Goodison Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Everton | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |