In a weekend match on Saturday Apr 30th, in week 45, Blackburn Rovers hosts AFC Bournemouth at Ewood Park in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Blackburn Rovers sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 4-1 win against Preston North End. Sam Gallagher struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 9th minute, then John Buckley added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Ben Brereton. Blackburn Rovers looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while aFC Bournemouth is fresh off their 3-3 draw against Swansea City. Joel Piroe scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 6th minute, then Joel Piroe added another in the 12th minute on a feed from Michael Obafemi. With 17 points in their last 10 matches AFC Bournemouth should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 11th of December, AFC Bournemouth hosted Blackburn Rovers at the Vitality Stadium in their last match together. Blackburn Rovers won by a score of 2 to 0. Ben Pearson struck first for Blackburn Rovers on an own goal in the 21st minute, then Jan Paul van Hecke added another in the 65th minute In the end, AFC Bournemouth was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory.
Dominic Solanke has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for AFC Bournemouth. Both Scott Wharton and Sam Gallagher have been the hottest scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last five each having scored 2 goals.