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Newcastle Utd. prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 36 and lost only 9 of the 60 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park 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 ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Magpies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Blackburn R.. 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. |