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Chelsea prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 47 games played, Blues have recorded 23 wins, and Blackburn R. have come away with 12 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was just last season, in October 2004, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Oct | Chelsea | 4-0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 01 Feb | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Chelsea | 1 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Blackburn R. | 2 - 3 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 10 Apr | Blackburn R. | 0 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Blues have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Chelsea, Blackburn R. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Rovers have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Chelsea are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 28 points from the 10 games played. Blackburn R.'s 14 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 12 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Chelsea may be coming up against a decent side in Blackburn R., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 48 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Blackburn R. | Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |