Blackburn vs Newcastle Prediction & Match Preview

• Blackburn have just one win in the last 13 Championship affairs.
• Newcastle bagged five unanswered goals past Sunderland and Fulham in the last two FA Cup games.
• Blackburn have the second-worst defensive record in the Championship with 60 goals conceded in 34 outings.

Newcastle will try and forget their recent Premier League failures and advance to the FA Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday evening. The Magpies travel to Ewood Park to take on Blackburn in the fifth round of the competition.

Eddie Howe’s men continued their Premier League downfall with a 1-4 defeat at Arsenal on Saturday evening. The Magpies were brutally outclassed by their counterparts at Emirates Stadium. They continued their horrendous defensive showings on the occasion. Newcastle shipped twelve goals in the previous four league outings.

Blackburn enter this off the back of three straight draws in the Championship. They played a 1-1 stalemate at home against Norwich on Saturday. The problem for the Riversiders is the fact they only managed to grab a single victory in the previous 13 league affairs. John Eustace’s men are 16th in the Championship standings with just four points between them and Stoke City in the danger area.

Recent Meetings

• It’s been four years since these two outfits last locked horns. Back then, Newcastle celebrated a 1-0 win at St. James’ Park to advance to the third round of the League Cup.
• The two teams also met each other in the 2018/19 FA Cup when a 42 extra-time win on the road in the third-round replay sent Newcastle through.
• Both teams scored just twice in the previous six H2H affairs between these counterparts.

Blackburn vs Newcastle Prediction

Newcastle have been dreadful defensively in the last couple of months. However, their recent Premier League hiccups did not affect the FA Cup performances so far this year. The Magpies eased past the likes of Sunderland and Fulham in the previous two rounds, scoring five unanswered goals in the process en route to the fifth round of the competition. Blackburn are just four points above the red zone in the Championship table. They won just one of the previous 13 league games. We expect Newcastle to show strength and dominate from the first to the final minute on Tuesday night. You can back the Magpies to have the lead at the half time and win the match at the full time at the 2.20 odds.

Newcastle welcomed their main striker Alexander Isak back in the starting lineup on Saturday evening in North London. The Swedish forward may not be risked just three days later in the cup tie. Anthony Gordon has been the most consistent Newcastle player so far in the season. He will surely make it to the starting XI on Tuesday, either on the left flank or as the centre-forward. Gordon has already bagged eight Premier League goals this season. We’ll back him to score anytime against the second-worst defence in the Championship at the 2.37 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- February 26, 2024

Blackburn vs Newcastle Betting Tips

HT/FT Newcastle/Newcastle

OK

	2.25 Odds
	2.07 Odds

Anthony Gordon to score anytime

OK

2.38 Odds

Correct Score: Newcastle 2-1

OK

	9.00 Odds
	7.50 Odds