Aug 14th features a match where Blackburn Rovers will host West Bromwich Albion at Ewood Park in a clash of the Championship. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 27 degrees, a perfect day for football. Blackburn Rovers sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Swansea City. Sammie Szmodics struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 39th minute, then Ben Brereton added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Ryan Hedges At the end of 90 a dissapointed Swansea City couldn’t manage to score, and Blackburn Rovers took the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 2 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while 14th placed West Bromwich Albion is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Watford. Ismaila Sarr struck first for Watford in the 12th minute, then Karlan Grant tied it up for West Bromwich Albion in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time earning them at least the one point. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 0 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season West Bromwich Albion won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
John Swift has been the most prolific scorer on West Bromwich Albion in his last five matches with 3 goals. Both Lewis Travis and Ben Brereton have been the hottest scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.