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Blackburn R. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park 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 36 and win only 8 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Newcastle Utd. annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 31 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 16 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 24 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Magpies, with 4 goals against.
The away form of Blackburn R. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 18 games. Blackburn R. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 18 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Newcastle Utd.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Blackburn R. | 9 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |