The last time Town and Blackburn met in a league game, back in September last year at Portman Road, the game ended 4-3 with Massimo Luongo netting the winner, one of only two goals the Aussie has scored in his 35 Championship appearances this season.
After being reminded about the occasion six months ago, Luongo grinned: “Yes, they come out every now and again. That was a good game and around that period we were winning and scoring a few goals in home games.
“It just sums us up at Portman Road – if you want to watch exciting football then it’s the place to be, whether it goes our way or not.
“We want to play positive football and at the time they were looking to be an attacking team as well. Lewis Travis was there, played in the game and will tell you they had lots of numbers in the frontline.
“They were a little bit vulnerable defensively but they managed to score three goals at Portman Road. I think we can expect a different type of Blackburn this time but they still carry the same threats.
“I think it will be a lot different to the last time we played them and won 4-3. They have a different manager in John Eustace and he’s someone I know quite well [Eustace was assistant manager at QPR during Luongo’s time at Loftus Road].
“I know how he handles the changing room and how he motivates his players and I think they will be right up for it. He will have a plan and they’re at home.
“I don’t know, tactically, what they are going to do but I’m expecting it to be a tough game.”
Luongo was asked if he and his colleagues tried to play down the importance of what promotion rivals Leeds, Leicester and Southampton achieve in their remaining games.
He responded: “We always look at each game individually and we can’t afford to let the occasions get the better of us.
