TEAM NEWS Blackburn are without Martin Olsson, who serves a suspension for his sending-off at Newcastle. Scott Dann and Michel Salgado are injury doubts but fellow defender Gael Givet has been passed fit. With Carlos Tevez suspended, Eden Dzeko is set to partner Sergio Aguero up front for Manchester City. Nigel De Jong is likely to be a substitute but Adam Johnson is set to miss out despite returning to training after an ankle injury. MATCH PREVIEW The last week of September is notorious for sporting treachery. In 1920, eight Chicago White Sox baseball players were indicted on charges of accepting bribes to throw the World Series. In 1988, drugs cheat Ben Johnson was stripped of his Seoul Olympics gold medal. Although it doesn't sit as high on the scale of offending, Carlos Tevez's apparent betrayal of Manchester City, the fans and his profession was a shameful episode. There can't be any way back for him at City, surely. What a difference 18 months make in football! In January 2010 Tevez scored a magnificent hat-trick in City's 4-1 romp against Blackburn. He's lost forever the hero status he had that day. Even without him though, Roberto Mancini's men should have enough to make it five wins in six against Rovers and ensure their best ever start to a Premier League season. Blackburn showed great spirit to come from behind to beat Arsenal in their last home league game, but in truth the Gunners should have been over the horizon by half-time and then imploded horribly in the second period. Rovers won't find City in such generous mood, especially with Mancini's criticism ringing in their ears after the Bayern Munich defeat. It'll be interesting to see how they cope with that set-back and the travelling involved. Having drawn at Fulham on their last Premier League outing, they can't afford to drop a single point here. MATCH FACTS Head-to-head The two clubs have met 110 times in league action. Blackburn have 45 wins to Manchester City's 38. City are unbeaten in their last seven matches against Blackburn since a 1-0 defeat at Ewood Park in September 2007 (W4, D3). Last season's corresponding fixture ended in a 1-0 win for Manchester City, with Eden Dzeko grabbing his first Premier League goal. Blackburn Blackburn have won just three of their last 20 Premier League games. Steve Kean's side have won only two of their last seven league games at Ewood Park and only one this season, a 4-3 victory against Arsenal. Rovers have not kept a clean sheet in their last nine Premier League games. Christopher Samba is set to make his 150th Premier League appearance, while Jason Roberts has played 149 times in all competitions for Blackburn. Yakubu is two league goals away from reaching 100. Manchester City City are unbeaten in nine Premier League games and have won eight of those. It is the first time they have not been beaten in their opening six games of a top-flight season since 1977-78. On only three previous occasions have they gone unbeaten in their first seven - in 1914-15, 1970-71 and 1977-78. City have scored 19 goals in their six Premier League matches - their equal-most ever at this stage of a top-flight season. Between them, Sergio Aguero and Eden Dzeko have scored 14 of City's 19 league goals. James Milner's goal against Everton last week was his first in the Premier League for Manchester City and came in his 36th league appearance for the club. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/15045624.stm
I bet your other 25 posts were riveting, stick at 26. Our other fan will be on his way home via the pub.
Kid Super Mario - is a freaking genius however weird he may be.. He just showed up without his silliness - got a goal and another almost like AJ's albeit with the right foot.. Hope everything will be good for y'all and Carlos doesnt play for your anymore like RM said..
