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Newcastle Utd. pack their bags to visit 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 38 and win only 16 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in January 2009, with Blackburn R. running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Wed 10 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 17 Jan | Blackburn R. | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 27 Sep | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackburn Rovers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
The away form of Newcastle Utd. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Magpies have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackburn R. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 31 points from their 26 games played so far, Newcastle Utd.'s 31 points from 25 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 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
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. | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Newcastle Utd. | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |