Manchester City vs Blackburn Rovers - Preview and Highlights
December 27, 2007
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| Manchester City vs Blackburn Rovers |
The last game of the 19th Premier League round is scheduled for tonight at 20.45 CET. Manchester City and Blackburn Rovers will face eachother in Manchester. Sven Goran Eriksson’s side have the chance to overtake Liverpool and to close the gap on Chelsea in case of a win. Three points will climb city up to the 4th place, just behind The Blues and within 7 points of new leaders Manchester United.
Blackburn Rovers are 10th in the standings and an eventual win would bring them closer to the UEFA Cup spots. They also have to defend their perfect head to head history against City.
I will update the final result and the highlights after the final whistle.
Match Info
Competition: Premier League
Stage: Match-day 19
Location: City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
Date: Thursday, 27th December 2007
Kick off time: 8.45pm, 20:45 CET
Referee: Howard Webb
Betting Tips
If I look at the head to head history displayed below, I should have serious doubts for my betting tip. But I am convinced that Manchester City will brake Blackburn’s chain of direct wins and will win tonight their 19th Premier League round match. I would also go further and predict that City’s keeper will have a clean-sheet. And if I would be asked about the final score, I would tip 2 - 0 for Sven Goran Eriksson’s side. Good luck to everyone! 
Head to Head
Blackburn have an incredible recent head to head history against Manchester City. They won all 5 of the most recent encounters. Four of the games where played for the Premier League, while one counted for the FA Cup. The latest meeting was in September 2007 and was won by Blackburn with 1 - 0. Sven Goran Eriksson’s side will have the opportunity to revenge their autumn defeat tonight and I will be here to update you on the final result. 
02.09.07 Blackburn 1-0 Manchester City
11.03.07 Blackburn 2-0 Manchester City - FA Cup
20.01.07 Manchester City 0-3 Blackburn
17.09.06 Blackburn 4-2 Manchester City
07.05.06 Blackburn 2-0 Manchester City
Line-ups
This are the probable starting line-ups. Changes can occur until the kick-off. I will update the line-ups once with the highlights. Thank you for your understanding.
Manchester City (4-4-2)
25 J. Hart
4 N. Onuoha
22 R. Dunne
2 M. Richards
3 M. Ball
12 D. Vassell
21 D. Hamann
28 G. Fernandes
15 M. Petrov
11 Elano Blumer
10 R. Bianchi
Blackburn (4-5-1)
1 B. Friedel
7 B. Emerton
13 Z. Khizanishvili
6 R. Nelsen
4 C. Samba Veijeany
14 S. Reid
19 D. Dunn
5 K. Tugay
12 M. Pedersen
11 D. Bentley
9 R. Santa Cruz
Manchester City vs Blackburn Rovers - Highlights
The highlights will be available as soon as the game ends.
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