CHELSEA STATS
Since our 3-0 win at the Emirates against Arsenal on 29 November we have won nine points from the last 21 on the road in the Barclays Premier League.

Didier Drogba has scored 12 goals in his last 12 Premier League appearances. He is averaging 20 goals a season since he joined in us 2004. He has scored 20 league goals for the second time and joins six players who have achieved that in the top flight for the Blues: Jimmy Greaves four times, Roy Bentley three and George Hilsdon, Bobby Tambling, Kerry Dixon and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink twice.


Last six results

Feb 20

Wolverhampton (a)

W 2-0

Feb 24

Inter Milan (CL a)

L 1-2

Feb 27

Man City (h)

L 2-4

Mar 7

Stoke (FA Cup h)

W 2-0

Mar 13

West Ham (h)

W 4-1

Mar 16

Inter Milan (CL h)

L 0-1

2009/10 Premier League scorers
Drogba 21, Lampard 12 (6 pens), Anelka 8, Malouda 7, Ballack 4, A Cole 3, Essien 3, Deco 2, Terry 2, Alex 1, J Cole 1, Ivanovic 1, own goals 4 (Givet, Blackburn h, Vermaelen, Arsenal a, Adebayor, Man City a, Smalling, Fulham h). Total 69.


MILESTONES
Frank Lampard needs four more goals to equal our joint third highest scorers in our history Peter Osgood and Roy Bentley on 150.

Didier Drogba also needs four goals to equal our seventh highest scorer George Mills on 125.

If selected, Alex will make his 50th Premier League start and Florent Malouda his 100th start in all competitions for the Blues.

Congratulations to Italy Under-21 international Fabio Borini who celebrates his 19th birthday on Tuesday.


BLACKBURN STATS
Formed 1875

Major trophies
3 League championships, last in 1995
6 FA Cups, last in 1928
1 League Cup in 2002

Blackburn are looking for a fifth successive home win. They have conceded only one goal in the last four matches at Ewood Park.

Only Man City, Chelsea and Man Utd have lost fewer home league games than Rovers this term. They have lost only one in 13 since the opening day defeat against Man City.

Blackburn's average league attendance at Ewood is 25,047, 20% below capacity.

Rovers have won 28 points from a possible 42 at home this term, winning eight (Wolves 3-1, Aston Villa 2-1, Burnley 3-2, Portsmouth 3-1, Fulham 2-0, Wigan 2-1, Hull 1-0, Bolton 3-0), drawing four (West Ham 0-0, Stoke 0-0, Liverpool 0-0, Sunderland 2-2,) and losing two (Man City 0-2, Tottenham 0-2).

Manager Sam Allardyce
Days in charge: 458
Played 62
Won 21
Drawn 17
Lost 24

BLACKBURN IN THE PREM
Pos Pts
1992/93 71 4th
1993/94 84 2nd
1994/95 89 1st
1995/96 61 7th
1996/97 42 13th
1997/98 58 6th
1998/99 35 19th
2001/02 46

10th

2002/03 60 6th
2003/04 44 15th
2004/05 42 15th
2005/06 63 6th
2006/07 52 10th
2007/08 58 7th
2008/09 41 15th

 

Blackburn v Chelsea

 

 

Last six results

Jan 30

West Ham (a)

D 0-0

Feb 6

Stoke (a)

L 0-3

Feb 10

Hull (h)

W 1-0

Feb 21

Bolton (h)

W 3-0

Feb 28

Liverpool (a)

L 1-2

Mar 13

Tottenham (a)

L 1-3

 

2009/10 Premier League scorers
Dunn 5 (1 pen), Roberts 4, Nelsen 3, Pedersen 3, Samba 3,Diouf 2, Givet 2, Kalinić 2, own goals 2, Andrews 1 (pen), Chimbonda 1, Di Santo 1, McCarthy 1, N'Zonzi 1. Total 31.


WINDOW WATCH
Rovers major January transfers and subsequent loans
In Yildiray Basturk (Stuttgart, undisclosed)
Out Zurab Khizanishvili (Reading, loan), Benni McCarthy (West Ham, undisclosed), Steven Reid (West Brom, loan).


THE MAN IN THE MIDDLE
The referee is Steve Bennett. He officiated during our 3-1 win at Sunderland and 3-0 home victory over Birmingham this season. His Blackburn games have been a 3-1 home win over Wolves and a 0-3 defeat at Stoke, during which he dismissed Christopher Samba.


OTHERWISE ENGAGED
There are no suspensions. Franco Di Santo is unavailable under the terms of his loan.


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