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MAN UTDPossessionBlackburn 50%Man Utd 50%Attempts on targetBlackburn 0Man Utd 0Attempts off targetBlackburn 0Man Utd 0CornersBlackburn 0Man Utd 0FoulsBlackburn 0Man Utd 0Barclays Premier LeagueVenue: Ewood Park Date: Sunday, 11 April 2010 Kick-off: 1330 BSTCoverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, local radio, Sky Sports 1 & highlights on Match of the Day 2
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney, who aggravated his ankle injury after surprisingly starting in midweek against Bayern Munich.John O'Shea, who came on in that game, has shown no ill effects after his five-month lay-off and could feature.
Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been out since February with a knee injury but came through a midweek reserve game and could feature.
Vince Grella also played in that game but came off after a clash of knees.
Blackburn
Doubtful: Andrews (calf), Basturk (hamstring), Grella (knee), Jacobsen (groin)
Man Utd
Injured: Anderson & Welbeck (both knee), Brown (toe), Owen (hamstring), Rooney (ankle).
MATCH PREVIEW Defeated by Premier League title rivals Chelsea, dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, it has been a miserable week for Manchester United.
Bouncing back is in the nature of our club and is part of our history. We've got five games to go and we need to win them, starting on Sunday
But with Chelsea in FA Cup action this weekend, United have the chance to end it in happy fashion by going top of the league with a victory at Blackburn.
The Red Devils might be glad to be away from Old Trafford, scene of this week's double-header of misery, but Blackburn at Ewood Park is a stiff challenge - Rovers have lost just once at home since the opening day of the season and have held both Chelsea and Liverpool there.
United fans' European disappointment will have been compounded by Liverpool's Europa League progress, but while the champions have suffered two potentially crucial defeats on Merseyside this season, at least manager Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed a famous victory there on Thursday when his What A Friend won the big race at Aintree.
The horse came from behind on the home straight to snatch victory - Sir Alex will be hoping his side can do the same as the Premier League run-in comes to its climax.
MATCH FACTSHead-to-head
• Man Utd have won their last four league and cup games against Blackburn.
• The Red Devils have not lost any of their last eight games (7 league, 1 cup) against Rovers.
• It's four years since Rovers' last win over United - a 4-3 victory in February 2006, when David Bentley scored a hat-trick and Rio Ferdinand was sent off.
Blackburn
• Blackburn have only lost two league games at Ewood this season (to Man City and Spurs), the first of which was on the opening day.
• Blackburn are unbeaten at home in the league in 2010 and have won five of their last six home games. Only Chelsea have taken points away from Ewood Park in 2010.
• Rovers are enjoying their best unbeaten league run of the season, having gone four without defeat (W2, D2).
• Sam Allardyce's men have won just two of their 16 matches against top half opposition.
Man Utd
• Only once have United failed to win the Premier League having been top at the start of April (1997/98).
• Defeat to Chelsea was United's seventh league loss. No team in Premier League history has lost seven or more games in a 38-game season and won the title.
• They have won all six previous PL matches following defeat in the division this season, scoring 19 goals and conceding only once, including a 2-0 home victory over Blackburn on 31 October having lost 2-0 at Liverpool in their previous match.
• Rio Ferdinand will be making his 400th Premier League appearance, only the fourth defender to reach that mark.
• Manchester United have benefited from 11 own goals in this season's Premier League.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Blackburn
Dunn: 9 goals (8 league); Kalinic: 7 goals (2 league)
Man Utd
Rooney: 34 goals (26 league);Berbatov: 12 goals (12 league)
MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Trevor Massey & Adam Watts
Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPSBlackburn (D0-0 v Portsmouth, a): Robinson; Salgado, Samba, Jones, Givet, Diouf (Hoilett 76), Nzonzi (Grella 64), Pedersen, Olsson, Dunn (Kalinic 80), Roberts. Subs not used: Brown, Emerton, Linganzi, Di Santo.
Man Utd (L1-2 v Chelsea, h): Van der Sar; Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher (Gibson 86), Giggs, Scholes (Nani 72), Park (Macheda 71), Berbatov. Subs not used: Kuszczak, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva, De Laet.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Man Utd scorers: Berbatov 55, Rooney 87This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United will be without Wayne Rooney, who aggravated his ankle injury after surprisingly starting in midweek against Bayern Munich.John O'Shea, who came on in that game, has shown no ill effects after his five-month lay-off and could feature.
Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been out since February with a knee injury but came through a midweek reserve game and could feature.
Vince Grella also played in that game but came off after a clash of knees.
Blackburn
Doubtful: Andrews (calf), Basturk (hamstring), Grella (knee), Jacobsen (groin)
Man Utd
Injured: Anderson & Welbeck (both knee), Brown (toe), Owen (hamstring), Rooney (ankle).
MATCH PREVIEW Defeated by Premier League title rivals Chelsea, dumped out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich, it has been a miserable week for Manchester United.
Bouncing back is in the nature of our club and is part of our history. We've got five games to go and we need to win them, starting on Sunday
But with Chelsea in FA Cup action this weekend, United have the chance to end it in happy fashion by going top of the league with a victory at Blackburn.
The Red Devils might be glad to be away from Old Trafford, scene of this week's double-header of misery, but Blackburn at Ewood Park is a stiff challenge - Rovers have lost just once at home since the opening day of the season and have held both Chelsea and Liverpool there.
United fans' European disappointment will have been compounded by Liverpool's Europa League progress, but while the champions have suffered two potentially crucial defeats on Merseyside this season, at least manager Sir Alex Ferguson enjoyed a famous victory there on Thursday when his What A Friend won the big race at Aintree.
The horse came from behind on the home straight to snatch victory - Sir Alex will be hoping his side can do the same as the Premier League run-in comes to its climax.
MATCH FACTSHead-to-head
• Man Utd have won their last four league and cup games against Blackburn.
• The Red Devils have not lost any of their last eight games (7 league, 1 cup) against Rovers.
• It's four years since Rovers' last win over United - a 4-3 victory in February 2006, when David Bentley scored a hat-trick and Rio Ferdinand was sent off.
Blackburn
• Blackburn have only lost two league games at Ewood this season (to Man City and Spurs), the first of which was on the opening day.
• Blackburn are unbeaten at home in the league in 2010 and have won five of their last six home games. Only Chelsea have taken points away from Ewood Park in 2010.
• Rovers are enjoying their best unbeaten league run of the season, having gone four without defeat (W2, D2).
• Sam Allardyce's men have won just two of their 16 matches against top half opposition.
Man Utd
• Only once have United failed to win the Premier League having been top at the start of April (1997/98).
• Defeat to Chelsea was United's seventh league loss. No team in Premier League history has lost seven or more games in a 38-game season and won the title.
• They have won all six previous PL matches following defeat in the division this season, scoring 19 goals and conceding only once, including a 2-0 home victory over Blackburn on 31 October having lost 2-0 at Liverpool in their previous match.
• Rio Ferdinand will be making his 400th Premier League appearance, only the fourth defender to reach that mark.
• Manchester United have benefited from 11 own goals in this season's Premier League.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
BlackburnDunn: 9 goals (8 league); Kalinic: 7 goals (2 league)
Man UtdRooney: 34 goals (26 league);Berbatov: 12 goals (12 league)
MATCH OFFICIALSReferee: Peter Walton
Assistant referees: Trevor Massey & Adam Watts
Fourth official: Mark Clattenburg
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPSBlackburn (D0-0 v Portsmouth, a): Robinson; Salgado, Samba, Jones, Givet, Diouf (Hoilett 76), Nzonzi (Grella 64), Pedersen, Olsson, Dunn (Kalinic 80), Roberts. Subs not used: Brown, Emerton, Linganzi, Di Santo.
Man Utd (L1-2 v Chelsea, h): Van der Sar; Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher (Gibson 86), Giggs, Scholes (Nani 72), Park (Macheda 71), Berbatov. Subs not used: Kuszczak, Carrick, Rafael Da Silva, De Laet.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Man Utd scorers: Berbatov 55, Rooney 87This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.