Blackburn vs West Ham - The Predictions

West Ham will be without Carlton Cole, who sits out the second game of his two match suspension. The calf injury picked up by Matthew Upson on Monday may keep him out of the game but he has not been ruled out yet.

Roque Santa Cruz and Vince Grella are out for Blackburn, whilst Gael Givet and Ryan Nelsen could be available again.


Lawro is back to his usual trick of predicting West Ham losses. He says West Ham have been in decent form lately but feels we have picked up too many injuries lately. Blackburn on the other hand will be fighting for the points.

Lawro predicts a 0-2 West Ham loss

Sky say that Blackburn have lost only three of their 12 fixtures since Sam Allardyce took charge at Ewood Park. They say West Ham have kept five clean sheets in seven outings, including in their last three games, and then predict Blackburn to score. Sky also say West Ham have struggled to score of late and then predict we will score twice.

Sky predict a 1-2 West Ham win

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