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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 38 and lost only 11 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at St. James' Park was less than a year ago, in May 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Magpies have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Blackburn R.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Rovers's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 28 points from their 27 games played so far, Blackburn R.'s 42 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at St. James' Park for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Blackburn R. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |