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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 38 and win only 12 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Blackburn R. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Magpies in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Blackburn R. | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Dec | Blackburn R. | 1 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Blackburn R. | 0 - 3 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Blackburn R. | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Blackburn R. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Rovers have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Newcastle Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 4 points from their 5 games thus far. Blackburn R.'s 7 points from 5 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 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Rovers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | 6 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |