Henning Berg and then Michael Appleton were in charge for the East Lancs derbies last season but Gary Bowyer replaced the sacked Appleton immediately after our Ewood Park draw and he's still in the role almost a year on.
Ahead of this encounter he spoke about what he perceives to be the difference between us and them, and that's injuries.
He said: "I think they are reaping the rewards of consolidating last season and then kicking on this season. You look at the number of players who have played over 30 game for them and it's been impressive, so they've had the luck with the injuries.
"But Sean has done a magnificent job, and not just him but his staff as well, Ian Woan and Tony Loughlan, who I know well. They deserve all the plaudits for building Burnley up."
He continued: "Obviously everyone in football would like that (an injury free squad) as it's a nice place to be, but like I said after Saturday's game we're not using our injury record as an excuse for our inept performance last week.
"Our total count last week was seven missing and they were big and important players for us. You look at our injuries throughout the season and while it's not an excuse, it does take its toll as our squad, contrary to reports, is not one of the biggest."
Dyche, going into his fourth East Lancs derby as Burnley manager, knows all about it now, but was quick to point out how many other big occasions there have been this season.
"We are aware of what it means and we are aware of the fact it's a big game," he said. "But we've had a number of big occasions this season, going back to early season when QPR came to our place.
"Then we had Reading come to our place, we were away at Leicester on the TV and away at Forest, away at Brighton and QPR on the TV. More recently, Derby and Forest, so we've had some real experience this season and we hope that adds to the players' understanding and belief in what we do, because regardless of the size of the game we have delivered very good performances.
"We go into the game confident and in good spirits, knowing that really the expectation is on Blackburn because of the history. We haven't beaten them in 30 years or so, so you know there's a lot of expectation on them and they'll be feeling they need to win again to keep that record going.
"We can go in there with freedom and we want to play with freedom anyway. There is tremendous energy in the side, good organisation and we feel that we've got real ability, so we're looking forward to the game."
He added: "We have delivered three very good performances in my time against Blackburn. I have been not disappointed, but I would say surprised that we haven't got the win. A couple of things have gone against us, but you can't guarantee that. What you can guarantee is your performance, and we look to go again.
"On reflection of the games we think we should have put this record to bed, but they're nothing to do with the next game. The form book always goes out of the window with these sort of games. In my experience it's almost like a cup game because it is that local derby.
"On the other hand, they've just lost 4-0 so they'll be thinking about that. We've just had another really big, really important result and performance, so we're certainly in confident mood.
"There are never any guarantees, but we're looking in good shape and we're ready to go to Blackburn and when that whistle blows this team will be ready to give another performance, I'm sure of that."