On the 10th of March, Stoke City will play host to Blackburn Rovers in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a windy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only -5 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Stoke City recorded a 5-1 win against Sunderland. Josh Laurent struck first for Stoke City in the 41st minute on a feed from Will Smallbone, then Tyrese Campbell added another in the 53rd minute. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while blackburn Rovers is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Sheffield United. Harry Pickering struck first for Blackburn Rovers in the 5th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Sheffield United was frustrated by Blackburn Rovers’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Blackburn Rovers ended the match with the shutout victory. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Blackburn Rovers should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers last played eachother at the Ewood Park on the 27th of August. Stoke City was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Lewis Baker scored the first goal for Stoke City in the 27th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Blackburn Rovers was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Sam Gallagher and Sammie Szmodics have been the hottest scorers for Blackburn Rovers in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Josh Laurent has been the most prolific scorer on Stoke City in his last five matches with three goals.