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Blackburn R. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' 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 36 and win only 9 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2003, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Magpies in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 31 Jan | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Blackburn R. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 2 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Magpies, as the Rovers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |