please log in to view this image Blackburn Rovers v Leeds Utd Blackburn Rovers are set to give a debut to on loan striker Rudy Gestede, having recently joined them from Cardiff City. DJ Campbell returns after serving a three-match ban, while midfielder David Dunn could keep his place in the side after returning from a knee injury. Leeds forward El-Hadji Diouf could return to the side after recovering from a stomach bug. Full-backs Stephen Warnock (foot) and Sam Byram (thigh) may come back, but defender Scott Wootton (ankle) is out. Could this be the battle of the forwards? McCormack against Rhodes/? Who is better, and why? We are close to selling our allocation of 6,800 tickets and their supporters will fill the entirety of one end of Blackburn’s stadium, the biggest travelling attendance in the Football League this term and United’s largest since 9,000 turned out for an FA Cup tie at Arsenal in 2011. That is unbelievable. Some home crowds in the Championship may not get that! Can Leeds make it four in a row, and a proper footing in the play offs? Form Guide (Last 5 League Games) [TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 500, align: center"] [TR] [TD]Team[/TD] [TD]Form[/TD] [TD="align: center"]F[/TD] [TD="align: center"]A[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Pts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Leeds[/TD] [TD]W - L - W - W - W[/TD] [TD="align: center"]14[/TD] [TD="align: center"]6[/TD] [TD="align: center"]12[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD]Blackburn[/TD] [TD]L - X - W - L - D[/TD] [TD="align: center"]3[/TD] [TD="align: center"]6[/TD] [TD="align: center"]5[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Head to Head (Previous League Games) [TABLE="class: cms_table, width: 500, align: center"] [TR] [TD="align: center"]Team[/TD] [TD="align: center"]P[/TD] [TD="align: center"]W[/TD] [TD="align: center"]D[/TD] [TD="align: center"]L[/TD] [TD="align: center"]F[/TD] [TD="align: center"]A[/TD] [TD="align: center"]GD[/TD] [TD="align: center"]Pts[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]Leeds[/TD] [TD="align: center"]84[/TD] [TD="align: center"]37[/TD] [TD="align: center"]23[/TD] [TD="align: center"]24[/TD] [TD="align: center"]135[/TD] [TD="align: center"]108[/TD] [TD="align: center"]27[/TD] [TD="align: center"]134[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="align: center"]Blackburn[/TD] [TD="align: center"]84[/TD] [TD="align: center"]24[/TD] [TD="align: center"]23[/TD] [TD="align: center"]37[/TD] [TD="align: center"]108[/TD] [TD="align: center"]135[/TD] [TD="align: center"]-27[/TD] [TD="align: center"]95[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Blackburn Rovers Top Scorers (League) Jordan Rhodes...10 Leon Best...2 Jason Lowe...1 Leeds United Top Scorers (League) Ross McCormack...12 Matt Smith...4 Luke Varney...2
Durham is in Vietnam at the moment, but prepared most of the thread himself. He'll be back soon.... In the meantime, Phuket, lets get this party started
Good stuff Elland. Huge week ahead. Six points from nine minimum and we could be well cemented In the playoffs. The form guide suggests a win but we know all the form guide amounts to in this division
Bucks, can't complain, Sort of got back on here without really saying hello to anyone. Where's philth nowadays ?
My safe team --------------------Kenny---------------------- Peltier---------Pearce----Zaliukas----------Warnock ---Byram-------Austin----Murphy-----Mowatt--- --------McCormack---------Blackstock------- My experimental team -------------------Kenny-------------------- Byram--------Pearce-------Zaliukas------Warnock -------------Austin--------Brown------------- Poleon-----McCormack----Blackstock----Mowatt
Morning Everyone, I have a good feeling about today. I know we don't have a great record away from home, but with 7000 screaming away fans, and big Ross on form, we can regain our play off place
Same here good feeling. I'll be down at my club playing a round of golf but sad git I am, sky sports app will be closely watched
No way. I've done too much of that over past couple of years. At least, if results not going well today, I can take it out on the little white thing
Today is a what if day. What if we win today, and win our two home games? It don't take Einstein to know that if by hook or crook we could win all three a playoff place would be ours to lose , and January investment would more or less have to happen. One problem, for the last eight yeas daring to dream has ended in disappointment.
I said crook, I can see how YOU thought that. Good attempt to try and get me pi55ing off the mods by mentioning the L word on a different thread.
Suppose we can only take each match as it comes, but this is a big match for us. The Charlton game could be the turning point, and the Blackburn match could be laying the foundations.
We know we shouldn't be thing this don't we. Looking forward to the game, but it feels massive cos of the circumstances, and it could be a huge let down. I would settle for a draw right now.
Great thread, thanks so much. Think Pugh will keep his place, not sure there will be changes. Still, how awesome to be able to bring Byram off the bench ... now that is progress.
