MX23RW : Saturday, December 14 13:51:26| >> :120:35045:35045:
[monks data]
Blackburn logo
Championship
Apr 1, 2014 at 7.45pm UK
 
Brighton logo

3-3

Rhodes (25', 86' pen.), Cairney (42')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Rodriguez (17'), Greer (79'), Stephens (88')

Preview: Blackburn Rovers vs. Brighton & Hove Albion

Sports Mole looks ahead to the Championship match at Ewood Park on Tuesday night as Blackburn Rovers entertain Brighton & Hove Albion.

Brighton & Hove Albion will be looking to put an absolutely dismal week behind them and reignite their Championship playoff hopes when they travel to Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night.

Oscar Garcia's side lost all three games over the past seven days, failing to score in defeats to Ipswich Town, Sheffield Wednesday and Middlesbrough.

Despite their pointless return, other sides in the hunt for the top six also stuttered and so Brighton are just four points shy of Reading in sixth, with the trip to Blackburn their game in hand on the majority around them.

The only fresh injury concern that Garcia has is the likely absence of Will Buckley, who was forced off in the first half against Boro with a hamstring problem.

Hosts Blackburn, meanwhile, also had a winless week but did manage to get a point out of each of their three matches.

It was an exhausting trio of games for Gary Bowyer's side, who drew against league leaders Leicester City last Saturday before scoring injury-time equalisers against Watford and Millwall.

Grant Hanley was sent off yesterday against Millwall but Rovers have appealed the decision so the Scottish centre-back could be available in two days' time.

Joshua King scored Rovers' late leveller at The Den after coming off the bench and both he and Tom Cairney could get back in the starting lineup at Ewood Park on Tuesday.

The reverse fixture at The Amex in November was an easy win for Brighton as they cruised to a 3-0 triumph.

Recent form

Blackburn: DDDWLL

Brighton: LLLWWD

Possible starting lineups

Blackburn: Robinson; Kane, Keane, Kilgallon, Spurr; King, Williamson, Cairney, Conway; Varney, Rhodes

Brighton: Kuszczak; Bruno, Upson, Greer, Ward; Ince, Andrews, Forster-Caskey; Lingard, LuaLua; Ulloa

Sports Mole says: 1-2


ID:147220: cacheID:147220:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:4049:
Written by
Pascal Lemesre
No Data Analysis info

Previews by email

Click here to get Sports Mole's daily email of previews and predictions for every major game!


Restore Data
Share this article now:
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson on the touchline on March 29, 2013
Read Next:
Preview: Blackburn vs. Leicester
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Derby CountyDerby216692626024
15Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
16Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
17Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth193882134-1317
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!