Dirt McGirt
30 Nov 2007, 08:08 PM
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Our next Premiership fixture sees us making the familiar trip to Ewood Park for a 3pm start on Saturday.
We go into this game having won our last two games at this ground and hit the target on each of the last eight visits here.
However we have failed to avoid conceding a goal in each of our last nineteen Premiership away games - a record stretching back to November 2006 at Manchester City.
So far this season we've won at Bolton and taken points from the trips to the Riverside and the Stadium of plight.
Defeats however have come at Derby, Manchester City, Reading (and Arsenal in the League Cup).
NUFC: to follow...Taylor and Faye are being forecast as returning from back and hamstring ailments respectively.
No sign yet of Duff, while Owen, Cacapa, Babayaro and Ramage comprise the crocks queue. It remains to be seen whether Ameobi comes back in from the cold....
Paddy Power online match bets are here
BRFC: to follow...Ahead of our visit, Blackburn entertained Aston Villa on Wednesday in the Premiership and were thumped 4-0 - their second home defeat of the season.
Villa were one goal up at the break, before referee Phil Dowd awarded a penalty and sent off Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen - his second red card of the campaign.
Nelsen will therefore be suspended on Saturday.
Rovers v United - Premiership years:
2006/07: Won 3-1 Martins 2, Taylor
2005/06: Won 3-0 Shearer, Owen, N'Zogbia
2004/05: Drew 2-2 Dyer, Robert
2003/04: Drew 1-1 Bellamy
2002/03: Lost 2-5 Shearer 2
2001/02: Drew 2-2 Shearer 2
1999/00: Won 2-1 Shearer 2 (FAC)
1998/99: Won 1-0 Saha (FAC)
1998/99: Drew 0-0
1997/98: Lost 0-1
1996/97: Lost 0-1
1995/96: Lost 1-2 Batty
1994/95: Lost 0-1
1994/95: Won 2-1 Hottiger, Clark (FAC)
1993/94: Lost 0-1
Full record against Rovers:
Ref: Martin Atkinson - quick return for the whistler who took charge of the where-Tyne derby.
His other outing in charge of us came at home to Everton, while the last of his five appearances last season was the awful 0-2 SJP season closer against Blackburn Rovers.
UK TV: None
USA: This game is Live on Setanta. Kick off is 10am ET
Overseas TV:
C+ Sport EXTRA
DigitAlb SuperSport 2
J Sport 2 (Japan)
Premiere Sport Portal
Sky Calcio 5
Sky Sport Italia 16:9
SportKlub (HU/RO)
Supersport 2 (Hellas)
TPS Star
TV2 Sport (Den)
Viasat Sport 1
Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand) is now NOT showing the game.
We need a point to get moving in the right direction. Let's hope the boys are all playing in the correct positions for this one. Honestly I'm not too impressed with Blackburn and we should be able to leave tomorrow with a share of the points.
One thing to focus on is our midfield tomorrow. If they start the game playing too deep we're going to get pounded for sure. IMO the midfield is the key to our problems as a club. Play too deep with no width and the strikers won't get any service and it invites the opposition to come forward and attack at will. Hopefully BSA has the boys playing with more shape tomorrow.
My prediction 1-1
vs.
http://www.thefootballpremiership.co.uk/Crests/blackburn.gif
Our next Premiership fixture sees us making the familiar trip to Ewood Park for a 3pm start on Saturday.
We go into this game having won our last two games at this ground and hit the target on each of the last eight visits here.
However we have failed to avoid conceding a goal in each of our last nineteen Premiership away games - a record stretching back to November 2006 at Manchester City.
So far this season we've won at Bolton and taken points from the trips to the Riverside and the Stadium of plight.
Defeats however have come at Derby, Manchester City, Reading (and Arsenal in the League Cup).
NUFC: to follow...Taylor and Faye are being forecast as returning from back and hamstring ailments respectively.
No sign yet of Duff, while Owen, Cacapa, Babayaro and Ramage comprise the crocks queue. It remains to be seen whether Ameobi comes back in from the cold....
Paddy Power online match bets are here
BRFC: to follow...Ahead of our visit, Blackburn entertained Aston Villa on Wednesday in the Premiership and were thumped 4-0 - their second home defeat of the season.
Villa were one goal up at the break, before referee Phil Dowd awarded a penalty and sent off Rovers defender Ryan Nelsen - his second red card of the campaign.
Nelsen will therefore be suspended on Saturday.
Rovers v United - Premiership years:
2006/07: Won 3-1 Martins 2, Taylor
2005/06: Won 3-0 Shearer, Owen, N'Zogbia
2004/05: Drew 2-2 Dyer, Robert
2003/04: Drew 1-1 Bellamy
2002/03: Lost 2-5 Shearer 2
2001/02: Drew 2-2 Shearer 2
1999/00: Won 2-1 Shearer 2 (FAC)
1998/99: Won 1-0 Saha (FAC)
1998/99: Drew 0-0
1997/98: Lost 0-1
1996/97: Lost 0-1
1995/96: Lost 1-2 Batty
1994/95: Lost 0-1
1994/95: Won 2-1 Hottiger, Clark (FAC)
1993/94: Lost 0-1
Full record against Rovers:
Ref: Martin Atkinson - quick return for the whistler who took charge of the where-Tyne derby.
His other outing in charge of us came at home to Everton, while the last of his five appearances last season was the awful 0-2 SJP season closer against Blackburn Rovers.
UK TV: None
USA: This game is Live on Setanta. Kick off is 10am ET
Overseas TV:
C+ Sport EXTRA
DigitAlb SuperSport 2
J Sport 2 (Japan)
Premiere Sport Portal
Sky Calcio 5
Sky Sport Italia 16:9
SportKlub (HU/RO)
Supersport 2 (Hellas)
TPS Star
TV2 Sport (Den)
Viasat Sport 1
Sky Sport 2 (New Zealand) is now NOT showing the game.
We need a point to get moving in the right direction. Let's hope the boys are all playing in the correct positions for this one. Honestly I'm not too impressed with Blackburn and we should be able to leave tomorrow with a share of the points.
One thing to focus on is our midfield tomorrow. If they start the game playing too deep we're going to get pounded for sure. IMO the midfield is the key to our problems as a club. Play too deep with no width and the strikers won't get any service and it invites the opposition to come forward and attack at will. Hopefully BSA has the boys playing with more shape tomorrow.
My prediction 1-1