Football: prem ROUND-UP - Spark Euro push.BLACKBURN v SUNDERLAND, TONIGHT, 8PM: Blackburn manager Mark Hughes This article is about the Welsh footballer. For other people with the same name, see Mark Hughes (disambiguation). Leslie Mark Hughes OBE (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky believes tonight's home clash against Sunderland could ignite a European challenge at Ewood Park Ewood Park is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire and the home of Blackburn Rovers football club. The stadium, which opened in 1890, is an all seater facility which holds 31,367 people and has a pitch size of 115 x 76 yards. this season. Rovers were slipping towards the bottom half of the Premier League after a run of just one win in eight matches leading up to Christmas. But the Lancashire club moved back up to ninth and within three points of the top six after claiming a 2-1 victory at Derby on Sunday. "We're usually better in the second half of the season and we hope that's going to be the case again," said Hughes. "If that does happen then we're going to have a fine season." Steven Reid Steven John Reid (born March 10, 1981 in Kingston, London, England) is an Irish football player who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Republic of Ireland, primarily as a midfielder. could return against Sunderland but Hughes has a host of midfield options including Robbie Savage, who has been linked with a move to the Black Cats. Midfielder Ross Wallace is a doubt for Sunderland. |
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