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Played
December 17, 2011 10:00 AM EST
Ewood Park — Blackburn
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 22909
December 17, 2011 10:00 AM EST
Ewood Park — Blackburn
Referee: M. Clattenburg
Attendance: 22909
Premier League Preview: Blackburn - West Bromwich Albion
The Lancashire club's supporters have agreed to stop their demonstrations and get behind the team as they face Roy Hodgson's men, who are desperate for a result.
By Alex Fisher
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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BLACKBURN
 Robinson Lowe, Samba, Dann, Hanley Pedersen, Vukcevic, Dunn, Rochina Formica, Yakubu |
WEST BROM
 Foster Reid, Olsson, McAuley, Shorey Morrison, Scharner, Mulumbu, Brunt Tchoyi Long |
Things are much rosier in the Baggies camp with only Zoltan Gera definitely ruled out for Roy Hodgson’s side with a knee injury that will see him miss the rest of the season. Former Rovers man Steven Reid is a slight doubt but he is expected to shake off a persistent knee injury to line up against his former side.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
This match sees two of the oldest clubs in England face each other. Blackburn and West Brom were two of the founding clubs of the football league in 1888.
- The two sides have met 123 times in their long histories. Their first league meeting coming in Sept, 1888 when Rovers ran out 6-2 winners.
- Rovers slightly edge the head to head encounters with 52 wins to West Brom’s 42, and there have been 29 draws.
- Steve Kean’s side should be confident coming into the game as it has not lost any of its last four meetings with the Baggies, including victories in both the encounters last season.
- Lancashire is not a happy hunting ground for the Baggies, they have not won at Ewood park in 20 years. The last time they tasted success was Feb. 1991 with a convincing 3-0 win.
- The Baggies are currently 15th in the league and are only three points clear of the bottom three. However, they have only lost three of their seven games on their travels this season (to Chelsea, Arsenal, and Swansea).
- Blackburn is 19th in the league and are four points adrift from safety.
- Kean’s side has not had the best of times at home this season. It has only won two of its seven games at Ewood Park, with the rest ending in defeats.
- West Brom has not found goals easy to come by on its travels and has only scored seven goals away from home this season. The team's recent form is not great either as it has gone three games without a win and lost its last match at home against Wigan.
- Rovers come into this game having won their last home game against Swansea, with Yakubu finding the net four times.
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| May 13, 2012 | Chelsea 2 - Blackburn 1 | EPL |
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| Apr 29, 2012 | Tottenham 2 - Blackburn 0 | EPL |
| Apr 21, 2012 | Blackburn 2 - Norwich City 0 | EPL |
| Apr 14, 2012 | Swansea City 3 - Blackburn 0 | EPL |
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| May 13, 2012 | West Bromwich 2 - Arsenal 3 | EPL |
| May 6, 2012 | Bolton 2 - West Bromwich 2 | EPL |
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| 1 | Paul Robinson | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Christopher Samba | Defender |
| 16 | Scott Dann | Defender |
| 35 | Jason Lowe | Midfielder |
| 8 | David Dunn | Midfielder |
| 12 | Morten-Gamst Pedersen | Midfielder |
| 15 | Steven N'Zonzi | Midfielder |
| 29 | Simon Vukcevic | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mauro Formica | Striker |
| 20 | Rubén Rochina | Striker |
| 24 | Aiyegbeni Yakubu | Striker |
| 13 | Mark Bunn | Goalkeeper |
| 31 | Grant Hanley | Defender |
| 39 | Adam Henley | Defender |
| 14 | Radosav Petrović | Midfielder |
| 22 | Nick Blackman | Striker |
| 25 | David Goodwillie | Striker |
| 30 | Jason Roberts | Striker |
| 1 | Ben Foster | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Jonas Olsson | Defender |
| 20 | Nicky Shorey | Defender |
| 23 | Gareth McAuley | Defender |
| 7 | James Morrison | Midfielder |
| 11 | Chris Brunt | Midfielder |
| 12 | Steven Reid | Defender |
| 21 | Youssuf Mulumbu | Midfielder |
| 33 | Paul Scharner | Midfielder |
| 9 | Shane Long | Striker |
| 24 | Peter Odemwingie | Striker |
| 13 | Márton Fülöp | Goalkeeper |
| 25 | Craig Dawson | Defender |
| 28 | Billy Jones | Midfielder |
| 30 | Gabriel Sebastian Tamaş | Defender |
| 14 | Jerome Thomas | Midfielder |
| 17 | Graham Dorrans | Midfielder |
| 31 | Simon Cox | Striker |
| Aiyegbeni Yakubu | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 24 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 30 | 17 | 1 | 1 |
| Shane Long | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 9 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
Results
Times In EST
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie
Striker Arsenal |
30 | 2 |
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Wayne Rooney
Striker Man United |
27 | 6 |
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Kun Agüero
Striker Man City |
23 | 3 |
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Aiyegbeni Yakubu
Striker Blackburn Rovers |
17 | 4 |
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Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker Tottenham |
17 | 3 |