BLACKBURN ROVERS v NEWCASTLE UNITED
FA Cup
Tuesday 15th January 2019
Kickoff: 1945hrs
Pick: Blackburn Rovers AH0
Bookmaker: Marathonbet
Odds: 1.71 (odds taken at 02:30 GMT, 15 Jan 2019)
Tuesday night also brings us action for the FA Cup and the 3rd round replays as we find out who progresses to the next round, with Blackburn Rovers taking on Newcastle United as the betting tips continue at Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers Prediction
Blackburn Rovers will head into this FA Cup 3rd round replay against Newcastle United with a fair amount of confidence on the back of their 2-0 win way at Millwall in the Championship on the weekend which lifted Tony Mowbray’s side into 14th place.
The hosts are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions as they’d previously recorded a valuable and impressive 2-1 home win over high-flying West Brom in the league before holding Premier League outfit Newcastle united to a 1-1 draw at St James’ Park.
Blackburn are therefore unlikely to be daunted by this cup replay on Tuesday night, especially as they return to their Ewood park ground where they’ve recorded a home record in the Championship of 5-6-2 18/15.
Blackburn have lost just once in their last seven matches on home turf which was a 1-0 loss to Norwich City but recent wins over Sheffield Wednesday and West Brom will give them confidence of causing an upset this evening.
- Blackburn have lost just once in their last seven matches on home turf
- Newcastle United are without a win from their last six matches
- Newcastle have won just once in their last 5 away matches
Newcastle United Prediction
Newcastle United come into this FA Cup 3rd round replay on an absolute hiding to nothing as the visitors are expected to beat their Championship opponents, but having now gone six matches without a win, Rafa Benitez’s side could struggle again in this clash.
The situation has also changed dramatically for Newcastle as they find themselves back in the bottom three of the Premier League, so Benitez is likely to shuffle his pack accordingly now that they’re back in a relegation dogfight.
Newcastle have registered just one win from their last five on their travels in the top flight which was a narrow 1-0 win at beleaguered Huddersfield Town, and without some of their key players for this cup-tie against Blackburn, the emphasis for The Magpies is now definitely Premier League survival.
Betting Tips Verdict
Blackburn Rovers have a very possible and decent chance of progressing to the 4th round at a distracted Newcastle United’s expense.
