please log in to view this image Blackburn vs QPR The Championship Saturday 26th February - 12:30pm Ewood Park please log in to view this image How to get there; Drive : Just under four hours, and 228 miles up the M40 then M6 Train : Just over four hours by tube then train from Euston. Cycling : Too late, you are too late to make the game. Previous history vs Blackburn; Games won: 17 Games drawn: 12 Games lost: 25 Ones to remember; 27 Dec 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Division Two 27 Dec 1948 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Division Two 30 Oct 1999 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers W 0-2 League Division 1 05 Oct 2019 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers W 4-2 League Championship Ones to forget; 01 Jan 1952 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 4-2 League Division Two 24 Mar 1993 Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 Premier League 26 Nov 1994 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 4-0 Premier League 07 Jan 2006 Blackburn Rovers v Queens Park Rangers L 3-0 FA Cup Players who have played for both; Simon Barker; 1983–1988 Blackburn Rovers 182 (35) 1988–1998 Queens Park Rangers 315 (33) Ryan Nelsen; 2005–2012 Blackburn Rovers 172 (8) 2012–2013 Queens Park Rangers 21 (1) Christopher Samba; 2007–2012 Blackburn Rovers 161 (16) 2013 Queens Park Rangers 10 (0) Junior Hoilett; 2007–2012 Blackburn Rovers 81 (12) 2012–2016 Queens Park Rangers 112 (12) Bradley Orr; 2010–2012 - Queens Park Rangers 39 (1) 2012–2015 Blackburn Rovers 31 (0) Ben Gladwin; 2015–2017 Queens Park Rangers 14 (0) 2017–2020 Blackburn Rovers 5 (0) Todd Kane; 2013–2014 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 41 (2) 2019– 2021 → Queens Park Rangers 60 (3) Match Preview from the official site; THIRD play fifth at Ewood Park in a crunch Sky Bet Championship clash on Saturday lunchtime - kick-off 12.30pm. Rangers travel north high on adrenaline following Wednesday's late win over Blackpool in W12, and know that victory would put further daylight between ourselves and this weekend's hosts. Blackburn are winless in five - but boast the third-best home record in the division having won an impressive 10 Championship games from the 16 they've played at Ewood Park. Saturday's contest is therefore finely poised, with the R's aware that three points would also lift us into second spot ahead of the 3pm fixtures. Team News QPR: Rob Dickie returns from suspension and is in line to replace the now-suspended Dion Sanderson, following his red card versus Blackpool. Sam McCallum has been passed fit - but it is unclear if Lee Wallace and Lyndon Dykes will return. Blackburn: Dutch defender Deyovaisio Zeefuik is likely to return to the squad for the visit of the R's, but it is unclear if Ian Poveda and Bradley Dack will feature. Daniel Ayala and Tayo Edun aren't expected be involved. Ben Brereton-Diaz is definitely out. Pre-match Talk Mark Warburton (QPR manager): "That (Wednesday) could well be a galvanising moment for us. The players responded to Blackpool’s late equaliser magnificently well. However, there are a lot more points still to play for. "I’ve huge respect for Tony [Mowbray] – Blackburn are extremely dangerous on the counter attack and are a really good team. The way he’s changed them from being a possession-based team to one who counter attack has been admirable. "They’ve won 10 out of 16 games at home and we know we face another tough test. "Their incentive is going above us in the table and we’ve got to be at our very best to take the three points that we desire tomorrow.” Tony Mowbray (Blackburn manager): "There's a big frustration about the results over the last few weeks. "The team are working really hard. The obvious thing is the lack of goals. It's not been a problem most of the season, but we've lost a player (Ben Brereton-Diaz) who's scored a lot of goals. It's now down to others to step up. "QPR are having a really good season. They've not got one of the biggest budgets in the league. Mark Warburton's done a very good job. "They deserve to be where they are in the league. But if we beat them, we go above them, back into third, which will be a big boost for everybody." COME ON YOU SUPER HOOPSA!!!
Not a very imaginative town, Blackburn, when every district is called Alamy. How do you navigate around the place?
I've done a fair bit of work in Blackburn over the years. The place is one of the worst towns I've been in the UK, and possibly anywhere
3 sides of the ground actually look quite impressive, it's just that old stand along the side that let's it down......... Wouldn't be the worst template for our new ground as and when it actually happens........
Dunno about that, if nothing else perhaps we need one to help defend dead balls at the back from their big central defenders. If Dykes is fit I think I'd play him instead of Chair, from Wednesdays game, plus the forced Dickie for Sanderson. I'd like to see that midfield 3 of Field Hendrick and Johansen kept together, with the latter furthest forward hopefully creating for Willock and Dykes.
Same side as the other night apart from Dickie in for Sanderson ! Dykes and Wallace must've both failed fitness tests, Chaz who knows. We need to win the midfield but someone needs to get on tge end of anything we create !
