On Sunday, Blackburn Rovers will play Cardiff City at Ewood Park in the Championship.

Blackburn has had a good season, but they have had trouble settling down since their comeback to competitive play. In their most recent encounter, Blackburn lost 2-1 against in-form Middlesbrough, grabbing the lead in the first five minutes before falling behind ten minutes later. Blackburn has 39 points and is third.

Cardiff, meanwhile, has endured a difficult season but has begun picking up points to avoid an impending relegation battle. They played out a goalless draw against Coventry City in their last game and could have no complaints after failing to create any noteworthy chances to get on the scoresheet. With 28 points, they are 20th in the table.

Date: Sunday, January 1st, 2023

Time: 12:00 PM GMT, 1:00 PM CET

What channel is Blackburn vs Cardiff City on?

Championship football fans can watch the game on Sky Sports Football and Main Event in the UK, while US fans can watch it on ESPN+.

UK: Sky Sports Football

USA: ESPN+

Australia: Kayo Sports

Canada: DAZN

Nigeria: SuperSport Football Plus Nigeria

South Africa: SuperSport Football

Team News

Lewis Travis will likely be called back into Tomasson’s Blackburn midfield because John Buckley will be suspended.

While Sammie Szmodics and Tyrhys Dolan are out for a few weeks, the rest of the starting lineup could remain the same.

At right-back, Tom Sang is expected to fill in, although the other players might keep their positions from earlier in the week.

If Hudson decides to rotate his players in the final third of the field, Sheyi Ojo is a possibility.

Blackburn Rovers championship form:

L, L, W, L, L

Cardiff City championship form:

L, D, D, D, D

Blackburn Rovers possible starting lineup:

Kaminski; Rankin-Costello, Ayala, Hyam, Pickering; Morton, Travis; Hedges, Dack, Brereton-Diaz; Gallagher

Cardiff City’s possible starting lineup:

Allsop; Romeo, Ng, Kipre, O’Dowda; Wintle, Ralls; Philogene-Bidance, Rinomhota, Colwill; Harris

Prediction

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Cardiff City

Blackburn has now lost five of their last six competitive games and is on a three-game losing run. Cardiff has lost its previous six league games and has drawn its last four straight games. Blackburn starts as favourites.