Squad sheets: Blackburn Rovers v Everton

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Two teams who recorded the same result in midweek, with 3-1 home wins over the respective halves of Sheffield in the Carling Cup, are also united by 100% losing records – albeit from one game in Everton's case – in the league. Something has to give. The difference between Blackburn and Everton lies in the transfer market where David Moyes is unable to act and Steve Kean is frantically busy. Montenegro winger Simon Vukcevic and Brazilian full-back Bruno Ribeiro could both debut on the Sydney-bound Brett Emerton's Ewood Park farewell. Richard Jolly

Venue Ewood Park, Saturday 3pm

Tickets £19-35 (0871 222 1444 )

Last season Blackburn 1 Everton 0

Referee Lee Mason

This season's matches 2 Y12, R0, 6.00 cards per game

Odds Blackburn 12-5 Everton 7-5 Draw 12-5

Blackburn

Subs from Bunn, Hanley, Henley, Givet, Emerton, Formica, Morris, Petrovic, Anderson, Grella, Rochina, Blackman, Ribeiro

Doubtful Nelsen (knee), Samba (groin)

Injured None

Suspended None

Form guide LL

Disciplinary record Y4 R0

Leading scorers Formica, Pedersen 1

Everton

Subs from Mucha, Cahill, Distin, Duffy, Bilyaletdinov, Saha, Hibbert, Beckford, Vellios, Baxter, McAleny, Yakubu

Doubtful Beckford (knee), Cahill (illness), Rodwell (back)

Injured Gueye (broken toe, 10 Sep), Coleman (ankle, Oct)

Suspended None

Form guide L

Disciplinary record Y1 R0

Leading scorer n/a

Match pointers

• Blackburn have failed to score in seven of their last 12 top flight games with Everton

• Everton have not scored a first-half goal in their last seven matches and have not conceded a second-half goal in their last five

• Blackburn have the worst ratio of shots on target (22%) in the division so far this season

• If Everton lose, it will end their run of 63 games without consecutive league defeats

• If Blackburn lose it will be the first time in 18 Premier League seasons that they have failed to get at least a point from their first three matches

• Premier League 2011-12
• Premier League
• Blackburn Rovers
• Everton

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26 Aug, 2011

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