Blackburn R. prepare to entertain Newcastle United at Ewood Park on Wednesday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Rovers are clearly on top, having won 35 and lost only 14 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Ewood Park was just last season, in October 2002, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5-2 thriller, in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 16 May | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Magpies's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 4 against.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 24 matches. Newcastle Utd. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 37 points from their 24 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your FootyMad panel thinks that Blackburn R.'s indifferent home form is due to continue with a narrow home defeat against Newcastle Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. |