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Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Arsenal at Ewood Park at tea-time on Saturday,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was less than a year ago, in February 2006, the Rovers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Arsenal | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Gunners, and 6 goals against.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 28 points from their 21 games played so far, Arsenal sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 39 points from their 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blackburn R. are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Arsenal will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Won 3 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Arsenal | 6 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |