Arsenal Vs Blackburn Highlights : EPL Highlights
Arsenal Vs Blackburn Highlights : EPL Highlights
Arsenal go into tonights game needing a win to take them 5 points clear at the top of the table, this will pile the pressure on Man Utd & Chelsea, but Blackburn will want to stiffle those plans and come away with at least a point. With the african nations cup now over Toure & Eboue will be available for selection for Arsene but it is unlikely he will choose them and opt to rest them for future games. So can Arsenal pile all the pressure on their rivals? Or will the young team crumble under the pressure. Watch the highlights below.
Blackburn Vs Everton Highlights : EPL Highlights
Blackburn Vs Everton Highlights
This is a battle for European places and Everton will be wanting a result to keep rivals Liverpool on the chase for the coveted Champions League Spot, While Blackburn are fighting for a UEFA cup spot with Man City and Aston Villa, this game will be tight and both teams do not want to loose points to their competitors, it is likely to be a tough fought competiton. David Moyes will be hoping for some inspiration from his Forwards and Blackburn will be hoping for another home win to fire them back into a UEFA Cup spot, you can view the highlights from the game below. The highlights are foreign so you may want to turn the sound down a little
Ewood Park
Blackburn Rovers
Name: Ewood Park
Nickname: Ewood
When Built: 1882
Capacity: 31,367
Record Attendance: 62,522 – March 2, 1929 – Blackburn Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers
Address: Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancs, BB2 4JF
Description: The stadium is a multi sports stadium with a capacity of 31,367 all-seated. The pitch size is 115×76 yards and the stadium has four sections called: Darwen End, Riverside Stand, Blackburn End and Jack Walker Stand (named after brittish industrialist and Blackburn fan, Jack Walker)
Brief History: Ewood Park is the oldest home for a Premier League Club. Even though Anflied and Stanford bridge were built before Ewood, Blackburn Rovers started playing here before Chelsea or Liverpool started playing at their current homes. The stadium remained almost unchanged in the 20th century. Only in 1984 there were a couple of modifications made to the stadium after Nuttall Street Stand was damaged by fire. Since the club was bought by Jack Walker, the stadium became modern and the newly named Fraser Eagle Stand is the only stand of Ewood Park to date from before the 90s. After Walker bought the club the Ewood Park was extensively rebuilt for the modern Premiership Era and the biggest stand of the stadium, Nuttall Street Stand was demolished and rebuilt. The 11,000 all-seated stand was renamed the Jack Walker stand in the honour of their owner.
Mark Hughes
Name: Leslie Mark Hughes
Age: 44
Nationality: Brittish (born in Wales)
Current Club: Blackburn Rovers
Brief Playing history: He started professional football at the highest level playing as a striker for Manchester United in the 80s. He signed with them in 1980 but he didn’t make it to the first team only in 1983. In ’86 he moved to Barcelona for a transfer fee of £2 million but he hasn’t been too successful there and after a quick loan at Bayern Munchen he came back to Manchester United where he won twice the Premier League, 3 FA Cups, once the English League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup. In 1995 he moved to Chelsea where he won a couple of trophees and in 1998 he went to Southampton. He ended his professional footballer career in 2002 at Blackburn Rovers after helping them to win the League Cup.
Brief Management history: He started coaching Wales’ International team in 1999 but he hasn’t been too successful with the team and in 2004 he signed with the team where he ended his football player career. In his first season his job was to avoid relegation but in the second season spent with the club, he managed to amaze everyone and finished 6th in the Premier League, qualifying the team for UEFA cup.
Previous Clubs Played for:
1980-1986 – Manchester United
1986-1987 – Barcelona
1987-1988 – Bayern Munchen (loan)
1988-1995 – Manchester United
1995-1998 – Chelsea
1998-2000 – Southampton
2000 – Everton
2000-2002 – Blackburn Rovers
Previous Clubs Managed:
1999-2004 – Wales
2004-present – Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers FC
Nicknames: Rovers, Blue and Whites
Founded: 1875
Stadium: Ewood Park
Capacity: 31,367
Owner:
Chairman:
Manager: Mark Hughes
Blackburn Rovers is one of the three teams that founded English Football League and Premier League, together with Everton and Aston Villa. They play at their current stadium, Ewood Park from 1890. Their first successful period was in the 30s when they managed to win the league and FA Cup several times but they have had bad times too. In 1966 they relegated and stayed 26 successive seasons outside Premier League.
In 1992, after being bought by local steel baron Jack Walker, they were promoted again in Premier League. Jack Walker inversted a lot of money in new talent, he brought Alan Shearer, Chris Suttom and appointed as Kenny Dalglish as manager and this moves were really good. In the first year after promotion, they finished 4th, next year they were runners up and in 1994 Blackburn Rovers were crowned champions of English Prmier League.
But the success was only temporary because in 1999 they were relegated again. They managed to get back in Premier League 2 years later, just after Jack Walter died, and in the last seasons they struggle to finish in a decent position that would qualify them for European competitions. Their last success came in 2002 when they managed to win League cup, beating Tottenham Hotspurs with 2-1 in the finals.
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