Blackburn Rovers vs Newcastle United

What it means

• Newcastle has dropped 5 of the last 5.
• Blackburn has dropped 4 of the last 5.

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Lineups

Newcastle11th in English Premier League

Lineup

1. 1Shay GivenG
2. 2Stephen CarrD
3. 3Jean Alain BoumsongD
4. 4Celestine BabayaroD
5. 5Steven TaylorM
6. 6Amdy FayeM
7. 7Lee BowyerM
8. 8Lee ClarkM
9. 9Charles N'ZogbiaM
10. 10Alan ShearerF
11. 11Michael OwenF

Blackburn13th in English League Championship

Lineup

1. 1Brad FriedelG
2. 2Lucas NeillD
3. 3Zurab KhizanishviliD
4. 4Ryan NelsenD
5. 5Vratislav GreskoD
6. 6Aaron MokoenaD
7. 7Robbie SavageM
8. 8Steven ReidM
9. 9Morten PedersenM
10. 10David BentleyM
11. 11Craig BellamyF

Head to head

Last 5

NEW

• Tvs FUL1-1
• Lvs MAN0-2
• L@ BOL0-2
• Tvs WHU0-0
• L@ ARS0-2

BLK

• T@ BOL0-0
• L@ AVL0-1
• Tvs TOT0-0
• Wvs FUL2-1
• L@ WHU1-3

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

Ewood Park, Blackburn, England · Attendance 20,725

Officials

M Riley (Referee)