On Aug 27th, Blackburn Rovers will play host to Stoke City in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 0-3 loss against Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 31st minute, then Iliman Ndiaye added another in the 73rd minute on a feed from Sander Berge In the end, Blackburn Rovers couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while 21st placed Stoke City is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Sunderland. Ross Stewart scored the first goal for Sunderland in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Stoke City couldn’t muster any offence and Sunderland ran away with the shutout win. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Jacob Brown has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in his last 5 matches with two goals. Both Lewis Travis and Ben Brereton have been the hottest scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals.