Blackburn - Portsmouth England - Premier Prediction

Blackburn - Portsmouth
09.05 16:00
Blackburn remained in the safe zone in spite of the defeat to Manchester City but they need to win few more points in order to allay all the relegation fears. Portsmouth suffered a heavy defeat to Arsenal but they, too, have done enough to ensure survival.
Rovers will stay alive
This has been a very turbulent season for Blackburn and one of the most difficult ones in recent years. The team largely struggled under Paul Ince and when things got tricky, the club management decided to sack the first black manager in the Premier League and experienced Sam Allardyce was brought to replace him. This change had a positive effect on the players as they immediately ended the poor run of results, but they couldn’t continue the good run and were quickly back in the dangerous zone. We have to be honest and say that Rovers had plenty of problems with injured players, mostly in midfield and that is another reason for poor performances. When the midfield players started returning from injuries, then the attackers moved to the injury list and Big Sam was forced to even use defenders like Samba as makeshift strikers. Judging by all the problems just ensuring survival would be a success for Rovers and they are very close to making this happen. With three games to go they are six points clear of safety and they should have no problems staying up. The hosts will be relaxed in this match and they will probably attack Portsmouth and thus record a win that would mathematically ensure them survival. McCarthy, Roberts and Santa Cruz will miss this game as well.
Pompey are eagerly waiting for the season to end
Just like their next opponents, Portsmouth experienced big problems this term, both on and off the pitch. The momentum gained by the good start of the league campaign came to an end when Harry Redknapp decided to leave for Tottenham and that is when all the problems started. Club management didn’t make next manager Tony Adams’ job any easier by selling two best players, Defoe and Diarra, thus no wonder that the results remained very disappointing. Tony Adams was soon sacked, definitely not by his fault, and Paul Hart was given the job of guiding the team into safety. Pompey did struggle a bit but they finally came good in the closing stages to the season and it seems they have done enough to ensure survival. Hart’s men were hammered by Arsenal last weekend and they will try to make amends by winning this game. Portsmouth certainly have enough quality to score at Ewood Park, especially as Peter Crouch is playing really well lately, but their back line is far from impressive of late and they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet even against Blackburn. Hart will not be able to count on Pamarot through suspension, while Traore, Johnson, Kranjcar, Diop, Gekas and Kaboul are out with injuries.
Tip: Blackburn, Odds 2.1;