Blackburn Rovers News

Blackburn's Australian international Brett Emerton has been ruled out of the Uefa Cup match against Basle because of a hamstring strain.

Morten Gamst Pedersen (ankle) and Shabani Nondo (shin) are both doubtful through injury.

Robbie Savage, who was banned for the defeat by West Ham, could return after suffering fluid on the knee.

Striker Jason Roberts will be sidelined for at least three months after breaking a bone in his foot.

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes
"If we can win our home games it will put us in great shape in the group.

"If we can force the issue and have a good tempo against Basle that will help us. But we know this is a difficult fixture.

"Basle are a decent side with a good European pedigree. We have to respect their qualities."

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Brown, Enckelman, Neill, Khizanishvilli, Oojer, Todd, Gray, McEveley, Bentley, Tugay, Mokoena, Savage, Peter, Pedersen, Nonda, McCarthy, Jeffers, Gallagher.

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Tags: basle, preview, uefa

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West Ham 2 - Rovers 1

Date : Sun 29 Oct 2006 Kick Off : 16:00
Venue : Upton Park Attendance : 33833
Comp : Barclays Premiership Referee : Alan Wiley

Goals :
Sheringham 21
Mullins 80

Bentley 90 + 3

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WEST HAM: Green, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, McCartney (sub Dailly 89 mins), Sheringham (sub Harewood 77 mins), Etherington, Benayoun (sub Bowyer 80 mins), Mullins, Spector, Reo-Coker (c), Zamora. Subs not used: Carroll, Mascherano.

ROVERS: Friedel, Neill (c), Ooijer, Khizanishvili, Gray (sub McEveley 80 mins), Bentley, Mokoena (sub Gallagher 72 mins), Tugay, Peter, Roberts (sub Jeffers 29 mins), McCarthy. Subs not used: Brown (GK), Henchoz.

Booked: McCartney (West Ham), Peter (Rovers).

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Tags: loss, match summary, premiership, video, west ham

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West Ham 2 - Rovers 1

Full match report and goals to follow

We're making a habit of losing. 2-0 down until the last minutes of the game. I watched it on ESPN (sorry for not posting a schedule!) but to be honest it was a pretty dull game.

3 on the trot now.

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Tags: loss, premiership, result, west ham

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West Ham V Rovers - BBC Preview

Upton Park
Sunday, 29 October
Kick-off: 1600 GMT

West Ham (from): Carroll, Green, Walker, Gabbidon, Ferdinand, Konchesky, Spector, Dailly, Pantsil, Mears, McCartney, Benayoun, Mullins, Mascherano, Reo-Coker, Sheringham, Cole, Harewood, Zamora.

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Tugay, Emerton, Savage, Bentley, Nonda, McCarthy, Pedersen, Mokoena, Jeffers, Gallagher, Ooijer, Brown, Gray, Peter, McEveley, Roberts.

BLACKBURN ROVERS head for East London eager to pile more misery on Alan Pardew's beleaguered side. But they're not without their own problems. Two missed penalties in a 0-1 home loss to Bolton last Saturday, followed by a 0-2 home defeat to Chelsea in the Carling Cup on Wednesday, means Mark Hughes' team need something from this trip to get their season back on track.

Rovers have not suffered back-to-back defeats in 12 Premiership outings, since losing to Liverpool (h) and Birmingham (a) on 16 and 19 April respectively.

Rovers' only maximum at Upton Park in this League was 1-2 on 27 April 1994, when Henning Berg and Ian Pearce were on target.

Going into the weekend: 10th 12 points
(all statistics are ahead of this weekend's round of Premiership fixtures)

1. Last Sunday's home loss to Bolton ended an eight-game undefeated spell in League and Cup.

2. Won five of eight in all competitions.

3. Lost the lead three times in Premiership matches, but dropped only four points from winning positions (drawing home to Everton and away to Liverpool).

4. Seeking a sixth away game in League and Cup without defeat.

5. Won two and drawn three on the road in the Premiership and Uefa Cup since their sole defeat away from Ewood Park (3-0 at Portsmouth on the opening day, 19 August).

6. Still own the dubious distinction of the least well-behaved side in the highest League with 24 cards shown (one red, 23 yellow), even excluding Andy Todd's dismissal at Portsmouth, which was rescinded.

7. A home fixture with Basle in Group E of the Uefa Cup follows this on Thursday, before a trip to Aston Villa in the Premiership and a home match with Manchester United.

8. Holding the worst penalty-taking record in the Premiership so far this season - failing to convert all three awarded. Also, conceded more spot kicks in top flight games this term than any other club, with the exception of Bolton - both have had five awarded against them.

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Tags: premiership, preview, west ham

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Rovers 0 - Chelsea 2 (Carling Cup)

Date : Wed 25 Oct 2006 Kick Off : 20:00
Venue : Ewood Park Attendance : 14732
Comp : Carling Cup Referee : P Dowd

Goals : Cole 53 Kalou 81

Like I said, it is getting harder to find the goals! This appears to be a round up from SoccerAM. The order of the matches are:

Charlton V Bolton
Newcastle V Portsmourth
Rovers v Chelsea
Liverpool V Reading

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ROVERS: Friedel, Neill (c), Henchoz, Khizanishvili, McEveley, Emerton, Bentley, Mokoena, Pedersen (sub Peter 49 mins), Nonda (sub Roberts 57 mins), McCarthy (sub Jeffers 86 mins). Subs: Todd, Brown (GK).

CHELSEA: Hilario, Geremi, Boulahrouz, Terry (c), Ashley Cole, Makelele, Essien, Ballack (sub Lampard 61 mins), Joe Cole (sub Wright-Phillips 79 mins), Kalou, Robben (sub Drogba 83 mins). Subs: Carvalho, Makaba-Makalamby (GK).

Booked: Bentley, Peter (Rovers), J. Cole, Boulahrouz (Chelsea).

Attendance: 14,732

Peter Jackson Man-of-the-match: David Bentley

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Tags: carling cup, chelsea, loss, match summary, video

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Rovers 0 - Chelsea 2 (Carling Cup)

Full match report and goals to follow (?)

Was this on tv at all? If it was, I couldn't find it on any of the listings...

It sounds like it was a deserved victory for chelsea despite rovers nearly taking the lead in the first half. Two goals in the second half from cole and kalou wrapped it up for the visitors.

Personally, I am not at all disappointed by this result. I would much rather see us have a good run in the UEFA cup than knacker out our squad attempting to compete in potentially four competitions. Still, two losses on the trot now :(

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Tags: carling cup, chelsea, loss, result

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Poll - Favourite Player?

Poll #852812 Favourite BRFC Player of the last 20 Years

Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 14

Favourite BRFC Player of the last 20 Years?

View Answers

Simon Garner

1(7.1%)

Alan Shearer

4(28.6%)

Colin Hendry

2(14.3%)

Morten Gamst Pederson

1(7.1%)

Brad Friedel

2(14.3%)

Chris Sutton

1(7.1%)

Scott Sellars

0(0.0%)

David Batty

1(7.1%)

Tim Sherwood

2(14.3%)

Marc Atkins

0(0.0%)

Other - Put it as a comment!

0(0.0%)

Tags: gossip, poll

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Rovers V Chelsea - Carling Cup BBC Preview

Blackburn's Robbie Savage looks certain to miss the Carling Cup tie after complaining of a knee problem.

David Bentley (hamstring) and Andre Ooijer (bruised ribs) are both doubtful for the match at Ewood Park.

Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini (head injury) is back in training but is not yet considered ready to return so Hilario continues in goal.

Joe Cole could get a first start of the season, while Mikel Jon Obi is available after a one-match ban.

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Tugay, Emerton, Bentley, Nonda, McCarthy, Pedersen, Mokoena, Jeffers, Gallagher, Ooijer, Brown, Gray, Peter, McEveley, Todd, Roberts.

Chelsea (from): Hilario, Ferreira, Boulahrouz, Carvalho, Terry, Bridge, A Cole, Geremi, Mikel, Makelele, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Diarra, J Cole, Wright-Phillips, Robben, Kalou, Drogba, Shevchenko, Ma-Kalambay.

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Tags: carling cup, chelsea, preview, savage

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