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- 10 years ago
Former Bolton and Blackburn striker Nathan Blake believes Tuesday's clash between the relegation-threatened pair is one of the biggest in years.
Bolton are bottom of the Premier League, five points from safety, with Rovers only one place above them.
"I think the winner can go on and get out of trouble. Whoever loses, I can see it being a long season."
Blake, who scored 48 goals in almost three years at Wanderers before signing for Blackburn in a £4.25m transfer, added: "If Bolton or Blackburn lose the game, I wouldn't say they will get relegated, but we are at the halfway point in the season now and, while the season is not won or lost in one game, it will feel like it.
"If you win the game, you draw confidence from it and it is whether or not you can go on and get another good result on the back of it. You start to build some momentum."
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Bolton are bottom of the Premier League, five points from safety, with Rovers only one place above them.
"I think the winner can go on and get out of trouble. Whoever loses, I can see it being a long season."
Blake, who scored 48 goals in almost three years at Wanderers before signing for Blackburn in a £4.25m transfer, added: "If Bolton or Blackburn lose the game, I wouldn't say they will get relegated, but we are at the halfway point in the season now and, while the season is not won or lost in one game, it will feel like it.
"If you win the game, you draw confidence from it and it is whether or not you can go on and get another good result on the back of it. You start to build some momentum."
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