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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 15 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Newcastle Utd. | 5 - 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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 5.
Newcastle Utd. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.
Blackburn R. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches. Newcastle Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Magpies has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Blackburn R.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackburn R. | No sequences of note |
| Newcastle Utd. | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |