Friday 11th September
20:00 – Reading v Ipswich
Team News
Reading;
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Steve Clarke’s team have a clean bill of health
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Matej Vydra should make his Reading debut although a start could be out of the question after Orlando Sa opened his account vs Brentford.
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Garath McCleary has returned to fitness and is likely to start on the wing
Ipswich;
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Teddy Bishop and Kevin Bru are both unavailable through injury
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Christophe Berra and Daryl Murphy have overcome knocks to be avaiable for this game
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Despite withdrawing from the Republic of Ireland national squad due to injury, David McGoldrick is fit to feautre vs Reading.
Statistical Facts
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Reading have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the two sides, Ipswich winning 1.
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Reading are unbeaten in 6 and are yet to concede at home in 2015/16, but have not scored at the Madejski since April 4th.
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Ipswich have won 3 of their 5 Championship games this season and are the Championship joint top scorers with 10 goals.
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Ipswich have only kept 1 clean sheet away from home in the last 15 league games.
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Reading won this fixture 1-0 last season.
PREDICTION: Reading 1-0 Ipswich
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Saturday 12th September
12:30 – QPR v Nottingham Forest
Team News
QPR;
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Armand Traore remanis sidelined with a presistent knee problem
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Clint Hill and Karl Henry are doubtful ahead of Saturday’s game
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New signings Daniel Tozser and Gabriele Angella are expected to come straight into the side to make their debuts.
Nottingham Forest;
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Britt Assombalonga is still on the road to recovery following his knee ligament injury last season.
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Dougie Freedman is likely to introduce Nelson Oliveira and Ryan Mendes into his XI this weekend following their arrivals earlier in the week.
Statistical Facts
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Last 5 meetings between the sides: QPR/Forest/D/D/Forest.
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QPR have won their last 3 league games.
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QPR’s 2015 home form has seen them win only twice with just 1 clean sheet.
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QPR have conceded 2 goals in each of their 3 home games this season.
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Forest haven’t won on the road since February, drawing 4/8 away games since then.
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Forest have 1 win (2-1 vs Rotherham) from 6 this season.
PREDICTION: QPR 2-2 Nottingham Forest
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15:00 – Birmingham v Bristol City
Team News
Birmingham;
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Gary Rowett’s team that beat MK Dons could well be unchanged for this game
Bristol City;
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Frank Fielding remains out with a shoulder injury
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Liam Moore and Nathan Baker are both available and could make debuts.
Statistical Facts
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Birmingham have won 4 of the last 5 meetings between the sides, Bristol City winning the other.
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Birmingham are currently 9 competitive matches unbeaten, with 1 loss in the last 12 (1-0 vs Watford).
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Birmingham have been undefeated at home since February 18th 2015 (11 games).
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Bristol City have lost 4 games from 6 this season.
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Bristol City have won 50% of their league away games in the 2015/16 season.
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Bristol City averaged 2 goals a game in their 2014/15 campaign.
PREDICTION: Birmingham 1-1 Bristol City
15:00 – Bolton v Wolves
Team News
Bolton;
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After his ending off against Blackburn Dorian Dervite is suspeneded, Derik Osede potentially his replacement.
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Liam Trotter, Jose Manuel Casado and Paul Rachubka could all come into the squad.
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Max Clayton (knee), Darren Pratley (ankle) and David Wheater (calf) are all still out with injuries.
Wolves;
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Nouha Dicko ruptured his cruciate ligament against Charlton and will be out for at least 9 months.
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Adam Le Fondre is likely to start in place of the injured Dicko.
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Danny Batth (fractured foot) is recovering well but won’t be fit until late September.
Statistical Facts
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Last 5 meetings: Bolton – 2, Wolves – 1, Draws – 2.
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This fixture last season ended in a 2-2 draw.
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Bolton are winless in the 2015/16 campaign and haven’t recorded a win since April (0-3 vs Cardiff).
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Bolton haven’t won at home since March.
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Bolton have scored just 1 goal this season.
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Wolves have won 4 games (in 7) by a 2-1 scoreline this season
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Wolves have only failed to score in 4 out of 31 games in 2015
PREDICTION: Bolton 1-2 Wolves
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15:00 – Brighton v Hull
Team News
Brighton;
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Brighton have a full squad available for this game.
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Lewis Dunk could make his way back into the team as Brighton’s only change.
Hull;
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Despite doubts surrounding Akpom’s fitness he is likely to start up front alongside Abel Hernandez.
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New arrival Adama Diomande will be named on the bench.
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Shaun Maloney and Tom Huddlestone could be brought into the XI for this game.
Statistical Facts
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In the last 5 meetings Hull have claimed 2 wins, 2 games ended level whilst Brighton have won 1.
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The last 7 meetings between Brighton and Hull have been decided by 1 goal or less.
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Both teams have scored 8 and conceded 4 in the Championship this season.
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Brighton are unbeaten in the Championship this season with 4 wins and 1 draw.
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All 4 of Brighton’s wins this season have been by 1 goal exactly.
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Brighton averaged 1.1 goals a game at home in the 2014/15 season and currently 1 goal a game in 2015/16.
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Hull have won just 1 away league game in 2015 (0-2 vs Crystal Palace).
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In the 2015/16 Championship season all 3 of Hull City’s clean sheets have been wins.
PREDICTION: Brighton 0-0 Hull
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15:00 – Burnley v Sheffield Wednesday
Team News
Burnley;
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Burnley’s current injury list consists of Kevin Long, Dean Marney, Lukas Jutkiewicz and Ashley Barnes who are all sidelined for this game.
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Sean Dyche will not hand Joey Barton his debut as he continues to regain fitness.
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Matt Lowton is a doubt after recovering from a shin injury.
Sheffield Wednesday;
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Sheffield Wednesday have no injuries to be concerned about.
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Kieren Westwood will return between the sticks.
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Barry Bannan and Fernando Foristieri are expected to make debuts.
Statistical Facts
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The last 5 meetings between the teams saw Burnley win twice, Sheffield Wednesday once and 2 games end level.
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This fixture was played in the Captial One Cup last season where Wednesday won 0-1 at Turf Moor.
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Of the 6 goals Burnley have scored in 2015/16, 5 have come from set-pieces.
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Burnley average under a goal a game at home in 2015.
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41% of Burnley’s home games in 2015 have ended in a draw
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Wedensday have just 1 league win in 2015/16, drawing 2 and losing 2.
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In 2015 Sheffield Wednesday have only won away when either keeping a clean sheet or scoring at least 3 goals.
PREDICTION: Burnley 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday
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15:00 – Cardiff v Huddersfield
Team News
Cardiff;
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Craig Noone is a doubt for this game through injury.
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Aron Gunnarsson is back up and running after a groin injury.
Huddersfield;
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Elliott Ward, Jamie Paterson and Emyr Huws are all avaialable after recently signing for the club.
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Mustapha Carayol looks set to earn his first start for The Terriers.
Statistical Facts
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The last 5 meetings between these sides has seen 3 draws and 2 Cardiff wins.
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This fixture last season saw Cardiff win 3-1.
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Cardiff are 1 of the 4 unbeaten teams in the 2015/16 Championship season (2 wins, 3 draws).
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Cardiff have scored 2 or more in 60% of their 2015/16 games.
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Huddersfield are winless in 2015/16, drawing 3 of their games 1-1.
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Hudderfield have conceded 1 or less in 9/13 away games in 2015.
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Huddersfield have only managed to score more than 1 goal in an away game once in 2015, whilst failing to score in 5 occassions.
PREDICTION: Cardiff 1-1 Huddersfield
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15:00 – Charlton v Rotherham
Team News
Charlton;
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Igor Vetokele is a doubt through illness but Tony Watt has been deemed fit to play.
Rotherham;
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New signings Lee Camp, Tony Andreu and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe are all available if required.
Statistical Facts
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The two fixtures last season are the teams only meetings, both games ending 1-1.
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Charlton have 4 wins from 7 in 2015/16 with just 1 loss.
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Chalrton have a 100% home record so far this season (3 games).
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Charlton average just under 2 goals per game at home in 2015, with 2.6 goals per home game in 2015/16.
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Rotherham have lost 4 of their 5 Championship games this season, conceding 13 goals in the process.
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Rotherham are yet to pick up a point on there travels in 2015/16.
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Rotherham have just 1 away win in 2015, losing 9/13 games.
PREDICTION: Charlton 3-2 Rotherham
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15:00 – Leeds v Brentford
Team News
Leeds;
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Uwe Rosler could well name an unchanged squad to the one that beat Derby.
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Jordan Botaka is likely to be in the squad and could make his debut
Brentford;
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Andreas Bjelland and Jota are both out with injuries
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Alan McCormack could come in at the back in a 4-5-1 formation
Statistical Facts
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The two sides have only met on 4 occaassions, Brentford winning 2 whilst the other 2 were draws.
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Brentford did the double over Leeds last season.
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Leeds are another team unbeaten in 2015/16 but they have only registered 1 win (1-2 vs Derby).
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Leeds haven’t won at home since March 4th (2-1 vs Ipswich).
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Leeds’ 2015 home form: 3W-5D-5L.
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Brentford’s only win in 2015/16 has been on the road (2-4 vs Bristol City).
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Brentford won this fixture 0-1 last season.
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Brentford average 1.5 goals per away game in 2015 and have scored 2 or more on 5 occassions.
PREDICTION: Leeds 1-2 Brentford
15:00 – Middlesbrough v MK Dons
Team News
Middlesbrough;
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Albert Adomah could come into the side after his future has been confirmed at The Riverside.
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Damia Abella and Rhys Williams are out for the home side.
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David Nugent could spearhead the Boro attack.
MK Dons;
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Darren Potter joins Cody Cropper and Dale Jennings on the sideline with a knee injury whilst Ben Reeves, Joe Walsh and Mark Randall are also unfit.
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Diego Poyet is likely to feature in midfielder.
Statistical Facts
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The last time these teams met was in 2002, Middlesbrough winning 1-0 at The Riverside.
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Boro’s 2015 home form: 11W-1D-3L.
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The last time Boro conceded more than 1 goal at home was August 23rd 2014 (2-3 vs Sheff Wed).
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Boro have kept a clean sheet in 56% of theire previous 25 home games (dating back to the start of 2014/15 season).
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MK Dons are unbeaten on the road since March 14th.
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MK Dons average exactly 2 goals per away game in 2015.
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MK Dons have scored 1 goal in their last 360 minutes of Championship football.
PREDICTION: Middlesbrough 2-0
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Preston v Derby
Team News
Preston;
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Jermaine Beckford will be sidelined for a few months after undergoing knee surgery earlier this month.
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Jordan Hugill ad Kyel Reid complete the list of unvailability.
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Stevie May and Eoin Doyle are likely to get debuts.
Derby;
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George Thorne is still struggling with a calf injury and will watch from the sidelines.
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Thorne adds to Will Hughes, Craig Bryson, Jake Buxton and Jamie Hanson on the the injured list.
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New signings Bradley Johnson and Jacob Butterfield should come straight into the team.
Statistical Facts
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The last 5 meetings between Derby and Preston have seen Derby win 3, Preston 1 with 1 ending level.
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Preston have kept 3 clean sheets in 2015/16 so far, but have only scored twice.
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Preston are yet to win at home in the 2015/16 Championship.
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Derby are yet to win in 2015/16.
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Derby’s 2015 league away form: 3W-7D-3L.
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Derby signing Bradley Johnson scored 15 goals and won man-of-the-match 5 times last season with promoted Norwich.
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All 3 of Derby’s 2015 away wins have also been 3 of their 4 2015 away clean sheets.
PREDICTION: Preston 0-2 Derby
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Sunday 13th September
12:00 – Fulham v Blackburn
Team News
Fulham;
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Fulham injury list is looking miserable with Luk Garbutt, Scott Parker, Marcus Bettinelli, Matt Smith, Jack Grimmer and George Williams all ruled out of this game.
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New arrivals Tim Ream and Richard Stearman could get the nod at the back.
Blackburn;
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John O’Sullivan and Chris Brown are unavailable through injury.
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Jordan Rhodes will start up top.
Statistical Facts
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Blackburn have won the last 3 meetings between the sides.
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Fulham are yet to win at home in 2015/16.
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Fulham have conceded 30 goals in their last 16 home games (1.9 goals per game).
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Fulham have only failed to score once in their 2015 home league games.
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Blackburn have lost 1 away game since early February.
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Blackburn have drawn 8 games in 2015 (15 played).
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Blackburn average over 1 goal per game on the road.
PREDICTION: Fulham 2-2 Blackburn