PREVIEW | Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers - team news, lineups, predictions
PREVIEW | Stoke City vs Blackburn Rovers - team news, lineups, predictions Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers face each other this Saturday at the Bet365 Stadium for matchweek 42 of the EFL Championship . Stoke City have won 54 points to date and are placed in 13th position. In their last game, Mark Robins 's team lost 2-0 against Derby County (EFL Championship 2025/26).
Blackburn Rovers have 47 points to their name this season and occupy 19th position in the table. Last time out, Michael O´Neill 's team drew 0-0 against West Bromwich (EFL Championship 2025/26). The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
Predicted lineups Stoke City: Gavin Bazunu , Syd Agina , Ashley Phillips , Bosun Lawal , Sorba Thomas , Steven Nzonzi , Tatsuki Seko , Eric Bocat , Tomás Rigo , Lamine Cissé , Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Blackburn Rovers: Balázs Tóth , Tom Atcheson , Scott Wharton , Sean McLoughlin , Harry Pickering , Moussa Baradji , Adam Forshaw , Ryan Alebiosu , Todd Cantwell , Yuki Ohashi , Ryoya Morishita Unavailable Stoke City Blackburn Rovers Sondre Tronstad - Knee Surgery Ryan Hedges - Ankle Injury Lewis Miller - Achilles tendon rupture Last starting XIs Stoke City ( vs Derby County 2026-04-06): Gavin Bazunu , Syd Agina , Ashley Phillips , Bosun Lawal , Sorba Thomas , Tatsuki Seko , Steven Nzonzi , Eric Bocat , Tomás Rigo , Lamine Cissé , Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Blackburn Rovers ( vs West Bromwich 2026-04-06): Balázs Tóth , Tom Atcheson , Scott Wharton , Sean McLoughlin , Ryan Alebiosu , Moussa Baradji , Adam Forshaw , Harry Pickering , Ryoya Morishita , Yuki Ohashi , Todd Cantwell