Matchday 18 ~ Blackburn vs Chelsea

Freddy Adu · 12-16-2007, 10:56 PM

Blackburn vs Chelsea

Premier League 2007/2008 | Campeonato | Day 18


Blackburn				Chelsea

Date
2007-12-23 16h10

City
Blackburn

Stadium
Ewood Park

Referee

Latest Results

Blackburn Rovers Football Club
League	Home		Away
PL	Wigan Ath.	5-3	Blackburn	D
PL	Blackburn	0-1	West Ham	D
PL	Blackburn	3-1	Newcastle	V
PL	Blackburn	0-4	Aston Villa	D
PL	Fulham	2-2	Blackburn	E

Chelsea Football Club
League	Home		Away
PL	Arsenal	1-0	Chelsea	D
CL	Chelsea	0-0	Valencia	E
PL	Chelsea	2-0	Sunderland	V
PL	Chelsea	1-0	West Ham	V
CL	Rosenborg	0-4	Chelsea	V

Last Matches


League	Home	Result	Away	Tournament
FA	Blackburn	1-2	Chelsea	The FA Cup 2006/2007
CC	Blackburn	0-2	Chelsea	Carling Cup 2006/2007
PL	Blackburn	0-2	Chelsea	Premier League 2006/2007
PL	Blackburn	1-0	Chelsea	Premier League 2005/2006
PL	Blackburn	0-1	Chelsea	Premier League 2004/05
PL	Blackburn	2-3	Chelsea	Premier League 2003/2004
PL	Blackburn	2-3	Chelsea	Liga Inglesa 2002/03
PL	Blackburn	0-0	Chelsea	Liga Inglesa 2001/02
PL	Blackburn	3-4	Chelsea	Liga Inglesa 1998/99
PL	Blackburn	1-0	Chelsea	Liga Inglesa 1997/98

Oscar Cardozo · 12-16-2007, 10:59 PM

Go Blackburn but Chelsea will most likely win.

Cristiano Best 07 · 12-16-2007, 11:06 PM

Chelsea 4-1.

Brasil · 12-17-2007, 07:20 AM

Blackburn

Freddy Adu · 12-21-2007, 08:41 PM

Blackburn v Chelsea

Ewood Park
Sunday, 23 December
Kick-off: 1610 GMT
BBC coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:53 AM

Zurab Khizanishvili or midfielder Aaron Mokoena look most likely to step in, although the versatile Brett Emerton returns after suspension.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:53 AM

Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of Andriy Shevchenko after the striker injured his ankle in midweek.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:53 AM

Claudio Pizarro should have shaken off a virus in time to be in the squad.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Emerton, Nelsen, Warnock, Tugay, Mokoena, Reid, Bentley, Dunn, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Roberts, Brown, Savage, Berner, Derbyshire, Khizanishvili.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

Chelsea (from): Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, Carvalho, Alex, Ben-Haim, A Cole, J Cole, Lampard, Essien, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Mikel, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes says his team must stop leaking goals:
"It isn't just about the back four or five it is a collective thing right throughout the team.

"At the moment we are giving ourselves a little bit too much to do.

"There is a feeling of frustration. It is very evident that is where our problems lie, conceding too many goals, so we are working hard to address it."

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

Chelsea manager Avram Grant pays tribute to Frank Lampard, who is on the verge of 100 goals for the club:
"Frank is a great player, a great professional.

"He has a lot of qualities and one of them is to score a lot of goals. He had a bad injury this season and didn't play for a month which is unusual.

"In the last few years he has played in all of the games but he is back with a lot of passion."

This game brings together the third bottom and third top clubs in the Premier League's "Last Six Current Form" table.

Blackburn' s midweek Carling Cup exit to Arsenal came on the back of a shock 5-3 defeat away to lowly Wigan when Roque Santa Cruz scored a hat-trick and ended up on the losing side. Rovers are now anxious to avoid three straight Premier League losses for the first time in over eight months.

Chelsea's home Carling Cup quarter-final victory over Liverpool, followed Sunday's league loss at Arsenal. The Blues go into their 600th Premier League game eager to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time in 55 outings, since the end of the 2005-06 campaign.

The Londoners have gained one more league win away from home than Rovers have achieved at home in the current league campaign (five to four).

This is also a meeting of the two worst behaved clubs in the Premier League with a total of 79 cards being shown to Blackburn and Chelsea players in a combined total of 34 league fixtures so far this term.

Chelsea are chasing a sixth win in eight visits to Ewood Park, yet Blackburn have gained more Premier League points against Chelsea than any other club (41).

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

BLACKBURN ROVERS

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

1. Won one of seven Premier League matches; failed to score in four of the seven.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

2. Lost the last three in all competitions, and three of the last four league outings, including the last two.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

3. Last suffered three successive Premier League defeats between 17 March and 7 April, when West Ham (h), Manchester United (a) and Aston Villa (a) beat them.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:54 AM

4. Kept one clean sheet in 12 league outings; 0-0, home to Liverpool on 3 November.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

5. Been shown five red cards in Premier League competition so far this season; that's more than any other club; also picked up an unequalled 40 cards.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

6. Used fewer players in Premier League matches this season than any other club; 19.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

7. Picked up eight Premier League points from losing positions, beating Middlesbrough (a) and Tottenham (a) and drawing with Arsenal (h) and Fulham (a). Only Arsenal beat that, with 11 points gained from matches in which they were trailing.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

8. Beaten a "Big Four" club once in the last 12 attempts; the 1-0 home triumph over Liverpool on Boxing Day 2006.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

9. The 0-1 defeat to West Ham in the last home game on 9 December, ended an eight-match unbeaten league sequence against London clubs.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

10. A visit to Manchester City follows this the day after Boxing Day, then a trip to Derby three days later, before a home clash against Sunderland on 2 January.

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

CHELSEA

Oscar Cardozo · 12-22-2007, 12:55 AM

1. Avoided defeat in 17 of the last 18 in all competitions.

12-16-2007, 11:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cristiano Best 07 Soccer Forums All Star Offline Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,126 vCash: 518 Rep Points: 56	Chelsea 4-1. __________________

12-16-2007, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Go Blackburn but Chelsea will most likely win.

12-17-2007, 07:20 AM	#4 (permalink)
Brasil Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 20,159 vCash: 23720747 Rep Points: 1487	Blackburn

12-22-2007, 12:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Zurab Khizanishvili or midfielder Aaron Mokoena look most likely to step in, although the versatile Brett Emerton returns after suspension.

12-22-2007, 12:53 AM	#7 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Chelsea are waiting on the fitness of Andriy Shevchenko after the striker injured his ankle in midweek.

12-22-2007, 12:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Claudio Pizarro should have shaken off a virus in time to be in the squad.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Blackburn (from): Friedel, Emerton, Nelsen, Warnock, Tugay, Mokoena, Reid, Bentley, Dunn, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Roberts, Brown, Savage, Berner, Derbyshire, Khizanishvili.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Chelsea (from): Cech, Cudicini, Hilario, Belletti, Ferreira, Carvalho, Alex, Ben-Haim, A Cole, J Cole, Lampard, Essien, Sidwell, Kalou, Shevchenko, Mikel, Sinclair, Wright-Phillips, Pizarro.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#11 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Blackburn manager Mark Hughes says his team must stop leaking goals: "It isn't just about the back four or five it is a collective thing right throughout the team. "At the moment we are giving ourselves a little bit too much to do. "There is a feeling of frustration. It is very evident that is where our problems lie, conceding too many goals, so we are working hard to address it."

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#12 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	Chelsea manager Avram Grant pays tribute to Frank Lampard, who is on the verge of 100 goals for the club: "Frank is a great player, a great professional. "He has a lot of qualities and one of them is to score a lot of goals. He had a bad injury this season and didn't play for a month which is unusual. "In the last few years he has played in all of the games but he is back with a lot of passion." This game brings together the third bottom and third top clubs in the Premier League's "Last Six Current Form" table. Blackburn' s midweek Carling Cup exit to Arsenal came on the back of a shock 5-3 defeat away to lowly Wigan when Roque Santa Cruz scored a hat-trick and ended up on the losing side. Rovers are now anxious to avoid three straight Premier League losses for the first time in over eight months. Chelsea's home Carling Cup quarter-final victory over Liverpool, followed Sunday's league loss at Arsenal. The Blues go into their 600th Premier League game eager to avoid back-to-back defeats for the first time in 55 outings, since the end of the 2005-06 campaign. The Londoners have gained one more league win away from home than Rovers have achieved at home in the current league campaign (five to four). This is also a meeting of the two worst behaved clubs in the Premier League with a total of 79 cards being shown to Blackburn and Chelsea players in a combined total of 34 league fixtures so far this term. Chelsea are chasing a sixth win in eight visits to Ewood Park, yet Blackburn have gained more Premier League points against Chelsea than any other club (41).

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#13 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	BLACKBURN ROVERS

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#14 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	1. Won one of seven Premier League matches; failed to score in four of the seven.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#15 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	2. Lost the last three in all competitions, and three of the last four league outings, including the last two.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#16 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	3. Last suffered three successive Premier League defeats between 17 March and 7 April, when West Ham (h), Manchester United (a) and Aston Villa (a) beat them.

12-22-2007, 12:54 AM	#17 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	4. Kept one clean sheet in 12 league outings; 0-0, home to Liverpool on 3 November.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#18 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	5. Been shown five red cards in Premier League competition so far this season; that's more than any other club; also picked up an unequalled 40 cards.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#19 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	6. Used fewer players in Premier League matches this season than any other club; 19.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#20 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	7. Picked up eight Premier League points from losing positions, beating Middlesbrough (a) and Tottenham (a) and drawing with Arsenal (h) and Fulham (a). Only Arsenal beat that, with 11 points gained from matches in which they were trailing.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#21 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	8. Beaten a "Big Four" club once in the last 12 attempts; the 1-0 home triumph over Liverpool on Boxing Day 2006.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#22 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	9. The 0-1 defeat to West Ham in the last home game on 9 December, ended an eight-match unbeaten league sequence against London clubs.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#23 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	10. A visit to Manchester City follows this the day after Boxing Day, then a trip to Derby three days later, before a home clash against Sunderland on 2 January.

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#24 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	CHELSEA

12-22-2007, 12:55 AM	#25 (permalink)
Oscar Cardozo Soccer Forums Rookie Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: California Posts: 54,038 vCash: 294 Rep Points: 985	1. Avoided defeat in 17 of the last 18 in all competitions.