Blackburn v Man Utd 2nd April 2012
Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United
Premier League leaders Manchester United have the chance of moving five points clear of second placed Manchester City with a win at Ewood Park over 17th placed Blackburn Rovers
Rovers know a win will move them above Bolton and within two points of Aston Villa, whilst a defeat will see them move into the relegation zone on goal difference
Rovers have scored 43 goals this season which is the seventh most in the PL but some 31 fewer than United who are second one behind neighbours City
Defensively though Rovers have the second worst record with 62 goals conceded in 30 games and only Wolves with 68 have conceded more
United have the second meanest defensive record with 27 goals conceded only City with 25 have conceded fewer
At home this season Rovers have five wins and a draw to go with nine defeats, only Wolves with 11 have more home defeats
On the road United have easily the best record in the PL with 36 points out of a possible 45 with 11 wins and three draws and just one defeat, they have scored the most goal and got the best defensive record with 34 and 12 goals respectively
They have won four and drawn one on the road since they were humbled 3-0 at Newcastle back in the first week of January
Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez have both been first scorer three times on the road, whilst Hernandez has been last scorer five times
United have scored in 14 of their 15 away matches this season and kept seven clean sheets
Rovers have scored in 11 of their 15 home matches but worryingly have only managed one clean sheet, last time out in a 2-0 win against Sunderland
Their recent home form has been good with three wins and a draw in their last five with Newcastle the only side leaving with all three points in that period
Rovers have only managed to win six of the 12 matches where they have scored first, but have won the last five where they have scored first
United are unbeaten when scoring first with 23 wins and two draws in the 25 matches where they have opened the scoring, and have won the last 13 when they have scored first since drawing 1-1 at home to Newcastle
Wayne Rooney is United’s top scorer on the road with nine goals, one more than Javier Hernandez, but the Mexican International has scored 80% of his goals on the road
Yakubu has scored nine of his 14 goals at Ewood Park this season with only Mauro Formica, 3, and David Dunn, 2, scoring more than once at home
United have 15 headed goals this season which is the most in the PL whilst Rovers have conceded 14 headed goals this season with 14 some 10 more than United
Attacking Stats
Defensive Stats
Fixture History
Rovers were 3-2 winners when the teams met at Old Trafford back in December, just their second win at Old Trafford in the PL in 18 visits
Rovers have never done the double over United in the PL or won back to back matches
United have a winning record at Ewood Park with six wins and just four defeats to go with seven draws
Overall in the fixture in the PL period United lead 19/6 with 10 matches drawn
United are unbeaten in their last five visits to Ewood Park with three draws and two wins since they were beaten 4-3 back in February 2006 in an action packed match which saw David Bentley score a hat trick for Rovers and Rio Ferdinand getting sent off for United
Rovers have only once scored more than a goal in their last nine home matches against United
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