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Chelsea prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at Stamford Bridge at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Blues are clearly on top, having won 25 and lost only 12 of the 49 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Stamford Bridge was less than a year ago, in January 2007, with Chelsea running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 15 Apr | Blackburn R. | 1 - 2 | Chelsea | FAC |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 31 Jan | Chelsea | 3-0 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Wed 25 Oct | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 27 Aug | Blackburn R. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 02 May | Blackburn R. | 1 - 0 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Chelsea | 4 - 2 | Blackburn R. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Wed 02 Feb | Blackburn R. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
Blackburn R.'s away form is equally impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 10 points from their 5 games. Blackburn R.'s 8 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Blackburn R. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Blues go into their game against Blackburn R. in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 36 home games. |
| Blackburn R. | Undefeated in last 6 away games. 13 games since last defeat. |