Squad sheets: Blackburn Rovers v Manchester United

If Manchester United seem well-placed to retain the title it has much to do with the solidity shown on hostile territory in the Premier League. A failure at Newcastle United is their sole loss in 15 away games so far. In that regard, Sir Alex Ferguson's team have been much superior to Roberto Mancini's Manchester City. Each fixture, however, has its own context and Blackburn Rovers will be spurred on by the knowledge that, despite an upturn in form since Christmas, just three points separate them from the relegation places. Kevin McCarra Venue Ewood Park, Monday 8pm Tickets £27-40 (0871 222 1444 ) Last season Blackburn 1 Man Utd 1 Referee Howard Webb This season's matches 24 Y 72, R 3, 3.12 cards per game Odds Blackburn 8-1 Man Utd 2-5 Draw 19-5 Blackburn Subs from Bunn, Orr, Givet, Modeste, Rochina, Goodwillie, Petrovic, Vukcevic, Dunn, Henley, Anderson, Blackman Doubtful Givet (hamstring) Injured Grella (calf, unknown) Suspended None Form guide LWWDLW Disciplinary record Y57 R4 Leading scorer Yakubu 14 Manchester United Subs from Amos, Jones, Berbatov, Giggs, Park, Hernández, Pogba, F da Silva, R da Silva, Cleverley, Fryers, Keane Doubtful None Injured Nani (ankle, 8 Apr), Owen (thigh, 8 Apr), Lindegaard (foot, 15 Apr), Anderson (hamstring, 22 Apr), Vidic (knee, Aug), Fletcher (bowel, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWWWWW Disciplinary record Y36 R1 Leading scorer Rooney 21 Match pointers • Blackburn scored three goals from only three shots on target when they beat United 3-2 at Old Trafford on New Year's Eve • United have lost just one of their past eight visits to Ewood Park in all competitions • Blackburn have scored more league goals (43) than any other team outside the top six but only Wolves (65) have conceded more times than Rovers (62) • Dimitar Berbatov has scored more Premier League goals against Blackburn (nine) than against any other side, including eight in his last five games against them • Paul Robinson has saved 55% of the shots on target he has faced this season – the worst ratio in the division