Match Report
The table gap was wide: 34 points between Burnley (2nd, 100 pts) and Blackburn Rovers (7th, 66 pts). Blackburn Rovers ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Blackburn Rovers 1.15 scored and 1.04 conceded per game, Burnley 1.5 and 0.35, with the league averaging 1.23.
Defeat had not touched Burnley in 12 games. Blackburn Rovers had banked 5 of the last 15 points on offer; Burnley, 11.
12 meetings are on record — 2 won by Blackburn Rovers, 6 by Burnley, 4 drawn, at 2.08 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 25% of meetings.
The match was played at Ewood Park (Blackburn, Lancashire). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.
Goal scorers
Burnley: Z. Flemming (60')