Blackburn Rovers host Norwich at Ewood Park this Saturday in the Championship. Norwich are in the thick of the Play-off fight whereas Blackburn will be looking for three points to put some space between them and the relegation zone.
Blackburn currently sit 16th in the Championship after 33 games. Rovers have 11 wins, five draws and 17 losses, leaving them on 38 points, six points above the relegation zone.
In their last five games in all competitions, Blackburn have one win, two draws and two losses.
An own goal from Aynsley Alan William Pears and a goal from Joe Hodge gave QPR the 2 - 0 lead, Sam Gallagher did grab a goal but QPR held on for the 2 - 1 win. A brace from Tyrhys Dolan and a goal from Sammie Szmodics gave Blackburn the 3 - 0 lead early on, but Niall Ennis grabbed a goal for Stoke before halftime. Despite having 36% of the possession, Blackburn held on for the 3 - 1 win.
Blackburn only managed six shots against Birmingham as Andre Dozzell scored the only goal of the game in the 77th minute to give Birmingham the 1 - 0 win. Goals from Szmodics and Gallagher gave Blackburn the 2 - 0 lead before the 30 minute mark, but Robbie Brady and Emil Riss Jakobsen both scored to level it before halftime. Neither side could find another goal and the game finished in a 2 - 2 draw.
The last time out for Blackburn was against Cardiff on Tuesday. Blackburn had just one shot on target in the 0 - 0 draw.
Norwich, on the other hand, currently sit seventh in the Championship after 33 games. The Canaries have 15 wins, six draws and 12 losses, leaving them on 51 points, just one point behind the Play-offs.
In their last five games in all competitions, Norwich have three wins, one draw and one loss.
The Fourth Round of the FA Cup saw Norwich take on Premier League side Liverpool. Curtis Jones opened the scoring for Liverpool but Ben Gibson equalised for Norwich, though Darwin Nunez regained the lead for Liverpool. Diogo Jota and Virgil van Dijk gave Liverpool the 4 - 1 lead, but Borja Sainz grabbed a goal for The Canaries. Ryan Gravenberch grabbed another in the 5 - 2 win for Liverpool. Back in the Championship, Norwich took on Coventry. Callum O’Hare gave Coventry the lead just minutes into the second half but Josh Sargent equalised on the hour mark. Following the red card to Liam Kitching, Sainz scored to give Norwich the 2 - 1 win over ten-man Coventry.
Jack Colback gave QPR the 1 - 0 lead going into halftime but Kenny McLean equalised just three minutes into the second half. Sargent then gave Norwich the lead but a goal from Michael Frey grabbed the 2 - 2 draw for QPR. Ashley Barnes, Sargent, Gabriel Sara and Christian Fassnacht all scored in the 4 - 2 win over Watford, with Mileta Rajovic and Yaser Asprilla on the scoresheet for Watford.
The most recent outing for Norwich was against Cardiff. Jamilu Collins gave Cardiff the lead but a brace from Sargent and goals from Sara and Fassnacht gave Norwich the 4 - 1 win.
Blackburn and Norwich have met 51 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1912. Rovers have the better record in the fixture with 22 wins in comparison to Norwich’s 16 wins, the other 13 games ending in a draw.