BLACKBURN
16th in Premiership
with 13 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 16:
Highest 14th - Lowest 17th
- BLACKBURN ROVERS play their first League game in 12 days, and are chasing a first win in seven League outings against a Fulham side buoyed by the meritorious midweek victory over Arsenal.
- Rovers have games in hand, but they're only above the drop zone on goal difference. Their last victory two months ago (home to Wigan) took Mark Hughes' men into the top nine - now they sit at the foot of the Premiership's "Last Six Current Form" table.
- These clubs have never drawn a League game against each other in the Premiership era.
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FULHAM
10th in Premiership
with 20 points
Position achievable
after MatchDay 16:
Highest 6th - Lowest 13th
- FULHAM had also slid out of the top half with no wins in three games, until Wednesday's success over the Gunners. Despite the joint weakest defence in the highest League, the Cottagers are now targeting a place in the top six. This would only be achieved by a win from Chris Coleman's 150th game in permanent charge, coupled with other results going their way.
- The west Londoners have an even Premiership record so far this season of five wins, five draws and five defeats from 15 outings.
- The Cottagers are pursuing a third win in four League trips to Ewood Park.
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- Drawn two and lost two of the last four in all competitions, netting just one goal in the quartet.
- Won one of eight League and Cup games.
- Picked up two points from the last available 18, via 1-1 draws at Liverpool and home to Tottenham.
- Drawn two and lost five Premiership matches since posting their third Premiership maximum of the campaign, 2-1, home to Wigan on 1 October.
- Failed to score in three of the last five League outings, and netted more than a single goal in only two Premiership games this season.
- A brace shy of totalling 400 home Premier League goals all time.
- On the Premiership's longest current run without a clean sheet of seven matches, since a 0-1 victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside on 23 September - only their second shut-out of the League crusade.
- Blackburn players have been shown more cards in Premiership matches this term than any other club (33 - two reds, 31 yellow), disregarding the dismissal of Andy Todd against Portsmouth. That red card was later rescinded.
- Conceded more penalties in Premiership matches this season than any other club (seven).
- A midweek fixture away to Charlton follows this, before Newcastle visit Ewood Park next Saturday.
- Benni McCARTHY is Blackburn's leading scorer with seven goals.
- Brad FRIEDEL, McCARTHY and David BENTLEY are the only remaining players to have started all of Blackburn's Premiership matches this season.
- If on the field from the outset, Lucas NEILL will be making his 300th English League start (Millwall and Blackburn).
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- Sitting four points below a top four Champions League berth.
- Conceded 21 Premiership goals. Only rock bottom Charlton have also leaked that many.
- Conceded the opening goal in nine Premiership matches. Only West Ham have a worse record. The opposition has scored first in 10 of their games.
- Conceded more goals in the opening quarter (22 minutes) of Premiership matches than any other club (six).
- Managed one clean sheet in 10 Premiership outings.
- Gone in all square at half time in more top flight games than any other club this term (nine).
- Top tier matches involving Fulham have generated more goals than any other club, with the exceptiuon of Manchester United. The Red Devils' 15 matches have yielded 40 (33 for, seven against), the Cottagers' 37 (16 for, 21 against).
- Used just 19 players in Premiership matches this season. Only Bolton have fielder fewer (18).
- Without an away League victory in five. Drawn four and lost one on the road since their only away maximum in this Premiership campaign (1-2 against Newcastle at St James' Park on 9 September).
- Two fixtures against northern opposition follow this (away to Liverpool and home to Middlesbrough), before ending the year with three successive London derbies against West Ham (h), Charlton (a) and Chelsea (a).
- Brian McBRIDE is Fulham's leading scorer, with four goals.
- Antti NIEMI, and Liam ROSENIOR have been on the field for every minute of every one of Fulham's Premiership matches this season.
- Mark PEMBRIDGE needs one more appearance to total 400 in his English League career (Luton, Derby, Sheffield Wednesday, Everton and Fulham).
- If he figures, NICLAS JENSEN will be making his 50th Premiership appearance (Manchester City and Fulham).
- If he plays, Wayne ROUTLEDGE will be making his 150th club career appearance (Crystal Palace, Spurs, Portsmouth and Fulham).
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| HEAD TO HEAD at BLACKBURN |
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BLACKBURN |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
20 |
5 |
8 |
| Premier |
3 |
0 |
2 |
| HEAD TO HEAD RESULTS |
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BLACKBURN |
Draw |
FULHAM |
| League |
28 |
16 |
22 |
| Premier |
6 |
0 |
4 |
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LAST CORRESPONDING FIXTURE
Ewood Park on 20-Aug-2006
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Pedersen 15,
Tugay 71 |
McBride 49 |
Friedel, Neill, Todd, Nelsen, Matteo, Tugay, Emerton (Flitcroft, 89 ), Savage, Reid, Pedersen, Kuqi
Subs not used: Enckelman ,Gresko, Gallagher, Johnson, |
Warner, Volz, Knight, Rehman, Niclas Jensen, Malbranque, Diop, Claus Jensen, Boa Morte, McBride (Helguson, 81), Radzinski (John, 81)
Subs not used Batista, Elrich, Leacock, |
| Bookings: Reid, Savage |
Bookings: Diop |
| Attendance: 16,953 |
Referee: H Webb (S. Yorkshire) |
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