West Ham United vs Blackburn Rovers Match Preview
Matthew Upson scored for West Ham as they drew 1-1 midweek with bottom of the table Portsmouth. Hammers’ manager Gianfranco Zola thought his team deserved more from the match than a single point. But it is goals that count, not opinions, and with their new ownership West Ham have been taking steps toward acquiring strikers. Monaco’s Eidur Gudjohnsen was a target until London rivals Tottenham nabbed him, out from under West Ham’s noses. Blackburn’s troublesome Benni McCarthy has also been linked with a West Ham move.
Blackburn arrives at Upton Par with two wins and three losses in their last five games. They now sit in eleventh in the table, with goal difference being the only separator at the moment between them and Fulham. Blackburn have brought in midfielder Yildiray Basturk on loan from Stuttgart to support the remaining part of their campaign this season.
