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Blackburn R. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 47 games played, Rovers have recorded 12 wins, and Chelsea have come away with 23 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chelsea | 4 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Chelsea | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rovers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 28 points from the 10 games played. Blackburn R.'s 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 12 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Blues, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 48 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |