Blackburn returned to winning ways by beating Nottingham Forest in the Carling Cup but Rovers now need to improve in the Premier League as well. Aston Villa, on the other hand, continued the impressive winning run but we are yet to see if they can even extend it.

Everton are sitting in the relegation zone after four rounds and they desperately need a win to kick-start their campaign. The 4:0 win over AEK in the Europa League served as a big confidence boost and the Toffees enter the match in high spirits. Blackburn recorded the first win of the season by beating Wolves but they still face an uphill task at the Goodison Park.

The two teams haven’t had the greatest of starts to the Premiership campaign and this especially stands for Blackburn, as the Rovers won just one point so far. The hosts are thus searching for their first win, while Wolves will try to return to winning ways, having picked up just one point from their last two games.

Blackburn recovered well from the poor start of the Premier League by beating Gillingham in the Carling Cup but they desperately need to get some points on the board in the league campaign. West Ham lost the local derby to Tottenham but they also won their Carling Cup game, although the win over Millwall was marred by violence from the stands.

Sunderland had a promising start to the season despite the home defeat to Chelsea and they are starting to prove that a top 10 finish is a realistic possibility. As expected, things are not going well for Rovers this season and they will struggle to match the motivated hosts at the Stadium of Light.

Mark Hughes will embark on what could be a historic league campaign for Manchester City at Ewood Park, against his former club Blackburn. Rovers endured some tough times last term and things are not looking promising at the moment either. The visitors are slight favourites but City have never been too convincing on the travels.

Blackburn have already ensured survival and they will not be too downhearted by the defeat at Stamford Bridge. West Bromwich, on the other hand, missed the last chance to boost their survival hopes and they will get relegated regardless of the outcome of this match.

Blackburn stayed on the brink of the relegation zone after the home draw with West Ham and they will have another chance to record a win at their Ewood Park. Tottenham are in great form, having beaten Chelsea and they will be searching for another three points.

Blackburn were trashed by Arsenal at the Emirates and Rovers will need to show a lot of improvement in order to win this match. West Ham failed to beat WBA at home but they will not be too downhearted by the result as the Hammers are still in seventh place.

Arsenal finally ended the poor run of results by beating West Brom away, while they also made it to the next round of the FA Cup and Champions League. Blackburn escaped the relegation zone with an away win over Fulham but they will have a difficult job at the Emirates.