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Newcastle Utd. face a trip to Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Magpies will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 16 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 3 - 0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 11 Feb | Blackburn R. | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Rovers in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Blackburn R., Newcastle Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Magpies have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R.'s 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 18 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Rovers, as the Magpies have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |