Two sides from the top half of the Championship table will lock horns asBlackburn Rovers welcome Leeds United to Ewood Park.
Blackburn's run of two consecutive victories came to a nasty end as bottom-placed Sheffield Wednesday thundered three goals past them to win just the second game of their wretched campaign. With 28 points from 19 games, Blackburn are in the seventh spot as the home side looks to resurrect their sublime form after a heartbreaking defeat.
Leeds United, on the other hand, are unbeaten in their previous five games with four victories and one draw. The former Premier League outfit defeated Middlesbrough in a five-goal thriller played out at Elland Road to take their points tally to 38 points as they look to mount more pressure on the two sides above them with a win on the road.
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Blackburn vs Leeds kick-off time
| Date: | December 9, 2023 |
| Kick-off time: | 12:30 pm GMT |
| Venue: | Ewood Park |
Blackburn Rovers will host Leeds United at Ewood Park with kick-off scheduled at 12:30 pm GMT on 9 December 2023 in the UK.
How to watch Blackburn vs Leeds online - TV channels & live streams
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The Championship fixture will not be available to watch on TV in the United Kingdom but fans can get live updates on GOAL's Live Match Centre. Viewers can also get match highlights on the EFL Highlights show on ITV4.
Team news & squads
Blackburn team news
Centre-back duo Hayden Carter and Dominic Hyam are sidelined due to their respective injuries while Joe Rankin-Costello is also confined to the treatment room because of a hamstring concern.
The home side has relied heavily on Sammie Szmodics who has been the biggest source of goals having netted 14 already.
Blackburn possible XI: Wahlstedt; Travis, Hill, Wharton, Pickering; Tronstad, A. Wharton; Sigurdsson, Szmodics, Moran; Leonard.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Wahlstedt, Pears, Hilton |
| Defenders: | Hill, Gamble, Pickering, Brittain, Rankin-Costello |
| Midfielders: | Travis, Garrett, A. Wharton, Tronstad, Sigurdsson, Szmodics, Moran, Gilsenan, Bloxham, Dolan, Hedges |
| Forwards: | Gallagher, Ennis, Markanday, Telalovic, Leonard |
Leeds team news
The left-back and right-back pairing of Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Stuart Dallas are prepared to miss out on the fixture. Hjelde has an undisclosed injury while Dallas is recovering from a femoral fracture ruling the duo out.
Dan James scored the opener in Leeds' victory last time and the former Manchester United forward is touted to feature ahead of Italian prodigy Wilfried Gnonto.
Crysencio Summerville added to his tally with another strike against Middlesbrough alongside Joel Piroe with the duo leading the club's goalscoring charts with eight goals as they'll shoulder the goal-scoring responsibility once again.
Leeds predicted XI: Meslier; Gray, Rodon, Struijk, Firpo; Ampadu, Kamara; Gnonto, Piroe, Summerville; Rutter.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Meslier, Klaesson, Darlow |
| Defenders: | Struijk, Rodon, Cresswell, Cooper, Firpo, Hjelde, Spence, Ayling, Dallas |
| Midfielders: | Ampadu, Gruev, Gray, Kamara, Shackleton, Gyabi, Bate, James, Anthony, Summerville, Poveda |
| Forwards: | Piroe, Bamford, Rutter, Gnoto, Gelhardt, Joseph |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 2021 | Blackburn 1-1 Leeds | Club Friendlies |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Blackburn 1-3 Leeds | Championship |
| 9 Nov 2019 | Leeds 2-1 Blackburn | Championship |
| 26 Dec 2018 | Leeds 3-2 Blackburn | Championship |
| 20 Oct 2018 | Blackburn 2-1 Leeds | Championship |