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'Sport must learn from Johnson case'

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Regionals: Juve in for Cavani

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Reds face anxious wait on duo

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Johan Cruyff dies of cancer aged 68

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Delph eyes Bournemouth return

Fabian Delph could return from injury for Manchester City after the current international break.

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Pardew had Gutierrez 'concerns' in 2011

Ex-Newcastle boss Alan Pardew had concerns about Jonas Gutierrez's future at the club four years before he was released.

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Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68

â¢ Cruyff dies of cancer at home in Barcelona â¢ Dutchman led Holland to the final of the 1974 World Cup Related: World Cup: 25 stunning moments â¦ No25: the Cruyff Turn is born in 1974 The Holland football legend Johan Cruyff has died of cancer at the age of 68. The Dutchman, who on three occasionsâ¦

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VIDEO: Memories of Cruyff and his famous turn

Celebrities and former players remember Johan Cruyff's memorable performance during the 1974 World Cup, as he led the Netherlands to their first ever final.

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2 points for a win
Goal average applies when teams are level on points
England Division One (old)	Home		Away
1	Tottenham Hotspur	42	2.09	66	L1-4	L2-5
2	Sheffield Wednesday	42	1.66	58	D1-1	L4-5
3	Wolverhampton Wndrs	42	1.37	57	W2-1	D0-0
4	Burnley	42	1.32	51	L1-4	D1-1
5	Everton	42	1.26	50	L1-3	D2-2
6	Leicester City	42	1.24	45	D1-1	W4-2
7	Manchester United	42	1.16	45	L1-2	W3-1
8	Blackburn Rovers	42	1.01	43
9	Aston Villa	42	1.01	43	W4-1	D2-2
10	West Bromwich Albion	42	0.94	41	W2-1	W2-1
11	Arsenal	42	0.91	41	L2-4	D0-0
12	Chelsea	42	0.98	37	W3-1	L2-5
13	Manchester City	42	0.88	37	W4-1	L0-4
14	Nottingham Forest	42	0.80	37	W4-1	D1-1
15	Cardiff City	42	0.71	37	D2-2	D1-1
16	West Ham United	42	0.88	36	W4-1	L2-3
17	Fulham	42	0.76	36	W5-1	D1-1
18	Bolton Wanderers	42	0.80	35	W3-1	D0-0
19	Birmingham City	42	0.74	34	W2-0	D1-1
20	Blackpool	42	0.93	33	W2-0	L0-2
21	Newcastle United	42	0.79	32	L2-4	L1-3
22	Preston North End	42	0.61	30	W1-0	L0-2

2 points for a win
Goal average applies when teams are level on points

England Division One (old)

Home

Away

Res

2.09

1.66

1.37

1.32

1.26

1.24

1.16

1.01

1.01

0.94

0.91

0.98

0.88

0.80

0.71

0.88

0.76

0.80

0.74

0.93

0.79

0.61

	Blackburn Rovers
League Record
Rank	9th	9th	8th
Played	42	21	21
Won	15	12	3
Drawn	13	3	10
Lost	14	6	8
Form (6 games)
Rank	13th	14th	8th
Record (W-D-L)	1-4-1	3-1-2	0-6-0
Goals (F-A)	9-10	14-11	6-6
Attack
Rank	12th	9th	14th
Goals scored	77	48	29
Failed to score	6	0	6
Since failing to score	10	21	4
Defence
Rank	10th	16th	7th
Goals conceded	76	34	42
Clean sheets	6	3	3
Current clean sheets	0	0	0
Goal Difference
Rank	8th	10th	7th
Goal difference	+1	+14	-13
Goal Total
Rank	14th	8th	17th
Goal total	153	82	71
Over 2.5 goals	27	16	11
Under 2.5 goals	15	5	10
Sequence Summary
Full	lost last game
Home	lost last game
Away	drew last 8, w/o win in last 12
Season Longest Sequences
W-D-L	2-3-5	4-1-2	1-8-4
w/o Loss-w/o Win	10-5	6-2	8-12
Score Distribution
Most common	D1-1	W4-1	D1-1
Occurence	7	4	5
	Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn Rovers

Full

Home

Away

League Record

Rank

9th

8th

Played

Won

Drawn

Lost

Form (6 games)

Rank

13th

14th

8th

Record (W-D-L)

1-4-1

3-1-2

0-6-0

Goals (F-A)

9-10

14-11

6-6

Attack

Rank

12th

9th

14th

Goals scored

Failed to score

Since failing to score

Defence

Rank

10th

16th

7th

Goals conceded

Clean sheets

Current clean sheets

Goal Difference

Rank

8th

10th

7th

Goal difference

+14

-13

Goal Total

Rank

14th

8th

17th

Goal total

153

Over 2.5 goals

Under 2.5 goals

Sequence Summary

Full

lost last game

Home

lost last game

Away

drew last 8,
w/o win in last 12

Season Longest Sequences

W-D-L

2-3-5

4-1-2

1-8-4

w/o Loss-w/o Win

10-5

6-2

8-12

Score Distribution

Most common

D1-1

W4-1

D1-1

Occurence

Blackburn Rovers


English Division One (old)	8th	42	15	13	14	6	6	77	76	+1	.511
English FA Cup	Fifth Round	5	2	2	1	3	1	11	5	+6	.571
English League Cup	Fourth Round	5	3	1	1	0	0	9	7	+2	.643
	TOTAL	52	20	16	16	9	7	97	88	+9	.537

Competition

Position / Round

FtS

Pct

English Division One (old)

8th

.511

English FA Cup

Fifth Round

.571

English League Cup

Fourth Round