Rovers 8-13 for drop as Magpies swoop at Ewood

By Ian Wilkerson 10:37PM 1 FEB 2012

BLACKBURN are 8-13 with Hills to be playing in the Championship next season after Steve Kean’s sideslipped to a ninth home defeat of the season against Newcastle on Wednesday night.

A Scott Dann own goal and a late strike from Gabriel Obertan left Rovers in the bottom three after David Dunn had a penalty saved by Magpies keeper TimKrul and Bolton were able to earn an extra point’s cushion by claiming a draw with Arsenal.

The Trotters are even money to go down while the Reebok stalemate left the Gunners five points adrift of fourth-placed Chelsea in seventh and Arsene Wenger’s side are 5-2 with Hills to claim a place in next season’s Champions League as a
result of their league position.

QPR new boy Djibril Cisse got off to the perfect start at his new club by scoring the opener against Aston Villa but Rangers surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Villa Park.

Meanwhile Sunderland beat Norwich 3-0 and Fulham and West Brom drew 1-1, while Leicester needed a late goal to draw 2-2at home to Middlesbrough in the Championship.

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B Munich v Chelsea

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Key stats

Chelsea have scored two goals or more in four of their last six fixtures
Bayern Munich have kept just one clean sheet in their last six matches

Expert verdict

Chelsea have battled their way through to the Champions League final against all the odds and look decent value to lift the trophy. The Blues have rediscovered a winning mentality under Roberto Di Matteo and can take advantage of an overrated Bayern Munich team who were outclassed by Borussia Dortmund in the German Cup final.

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