2 may 2009: Manchester City - Blackburn

MANCHESTER CITY
British transfer record signing Robinho inspired Manchester City to a 2-1 win at Everton for their first Barclays Premier League away victory since August.
The £32.5m Brazilian scored a 35th-minute opener after racing on to Elano's through ball and then turned provider for Stephen Ireland nine minutes after half-time.
Substitute Dan Gosling fired an injury-time consolation but it could not prevent City's first win at Goodison Park since October 1992 and ended a run of three successive away defeats for Mark Hughes' side.

Considering City's form on the road - eight points from 16 matches prior to this one - and their history on this ground few would have predicted this result.
But with Robinho finally putting in a performance outside of his Eastlands comfort zone the visitors were rarely troubled
"I thought we were really good value for the win. There was a real focus to our play, we were dynamic and our determination shone through. Yes, it was possibly a good time to play Everton, but that shouldn't take anything away from our win - we deserved it. To be honest we could, and probably should, have won by more because I thought we were very comfortable." Hughes

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Home Form LLWWWWWWLW

Team news:
P Zabaleta - Hamstring Injury (no date)
B Mwaruwari - Thigh Muscle Strain (no date)
S Wright-Phillips - Ankle/Foot Injury (2 Days)
C Bellamy - Knee Injury (no date)

BLACKBURN ROVERS

Ryan Nelsen scored his first Barclays League Premier League goal as Blackburn Rovers took a huge stride towards safety with victory over Wigan Athletic at Ewood Park.
The New Zealand defender headed home Benni McCarthy's free-kick on the hour after McCarthy had given Rovers the lead on the stroke of half -time.

"It's a well earned three points at both ends today - some heroic defending and goalkeeping and then we had some quality balls in the box and put them under pressure. We didn't have the goalscorers available but we got the goals we needed. It was a great result, even though at times it was a little fraught in terms of our defending, but we got it right and it's a fantastic win for us." Allardyce
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Away Form LLDDLWWLLL

Team news:
J Roberts - Ankle/Foot Injury (no date)
R Santa Cruz - Knee Injury (no date)
B Emerton - ACL Knee Injury (4 Months)
S Reid - Knee Injury (2 Months)

HEAD TO HEAD
27/12/2007 Man City 2-2 Blackburn
28/12/2008 Blackburn 2-2 Man City

VERDICT
There's a little space for a draw here, as the head-to-head suggest, but the most probable result is a home win. Man city played great against Everton and can easily take the 3 points here with the home advantage.