MATCH PREVIEW
LAST MEETING: Blackburn 0 West Ham 1 (Barclays Premier League, 09-12-07) LAST TIME AT UPTON PARK: West Ham 2 Blackburn 1 (Barclays Premier League 29-10-06) HEAD-TO-HEAD: West Ham 39 wins, Blackburn 45 wins, 16 draws FORM: Blackburn have had a consistent season and remain in the hunt for a European spot. Mark Hughes's men have lost just once in the league - against leaders Arsenal - since Christmas.
However, with fifth place now the only guarantee to those challenging for the UEFA Cup, Rovers will have to put something special in between now and the end of the season if they are to play on the continent next season.
DANGER MAN: Roque Santa Cruz has adjusted well to the pace in his first Premier League season and returned a good average strike rate of 11 goals from 27 league games.
The Paraguayan - signed for £3.8 million from Bayern Munich in the summer - has formed an effective strike partnership with team mate Benni McCarthy.
FUN FACT: "Super, smashing, great" comedian Jim Bowen (pictured) is an avid Blackburn fan, despite growing up and living in nearby Morecambe.
The Bull's Eye host, who holds the League Two club in high affection, once said: "There is very little going for the town except the football club and the spaces on the promenade.
"The football is good news for the town and let's face it - it could do with something because it's got little else but the DSS and a cure for agoraphobia."
PREDICITION: West Ham 0 Blackburn 0
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