Blackburn will face Derby in their Championship season opener at the Ewood Park on Friday.
Blackburn escaped relegation last season and will be hoping to put up a much better fight this time around. Derby clinched an automatic promotion spot from League One and will be hoping to start a challenging Championship campaign with a win.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Blackburn vs Derby kick-off time
| Date: | August 9, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 8 pm BST |
| Venue: | Ewood Park |
The match will be played at Ewood Park on Friday, with kick-off at 8 pm BST for fans in the UK.
How to watch Blackburn vs Derby online - TV channels & live streams
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports in the UK. Match highlights will also be available on the same platform as well as the teams' YouTube channels. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.
How to watch anywhere with VPN
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Team news & squads
Blackburn team news
Blackburn are expected to field a starting XI similar to the one that featured against Stockport County last Friday.
It will be interesting to see if new signings Makhtar Gueye and Yuki Ohashi make their debut in the final third.
Blackburn Rovers possible starting lineup: Pears; Brittain, Carter, Hyam, Pickering; Tronstad, Travis; Rankin-Costello, Dolan, Hedges; Gueye.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Pears, Hilton, Eastham |
| Defenders: | Brittain, Pickering, O'Riordan, Hyam, Wharton, Carter, Batty, McFadzean, Batth |
| Midfielders: | Tronstad, Szmodics, Rankin-Costello, Hedges, Buckley, Travis, Garrett |
| Forwards: | Sigurdsson, Dolan, Markanday, Leonard, Vale, Gueye, Ohashi, Weimann |
Derby team news
Derby rotated their players during the victory over Real Valladolid and will keep the opposition guessing over their starting lineup for the opening game.
Sonny Bradley and Jerry Yates, who began the previous match on the bench, will be vying for a place in the lineup.
Derby County possible starting lineup: Vickers; Nyambe, Nelson, Cashin, Elder; Ozoh, Goudmijn, Osborn; Barkhuizen, Jackson, Mendez-Laing.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Luthra, Vickers |
| Defenders: | Wilson, Forsyth, Bradley, Cashin, Elder, Rooney, Nyambe, Nelson |
| Midfielders: | Ozoh, Barkhuizen, Osborn, Thompson, Goudmijn, Fornah, Ward, Robinson, Adams |
| Forwards: | Collins, Yates, Mendez-Laing, Washington, Jackson, Blackett-Taylor, Brown |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 16/03/22 | Blackburn Rovers 3 - 1 Derby County | Championship |
| 30/10/21 | Derby County 1 - 2 Blackburn Rovers | Championship |
| 16/04/21 | Blackburn Rovers 2 - 1 Derby County | Championship |
| 26/09/20 | Derby County 0 - 4 Blackburn Rovers | Championship |
| 08/03/20 | Derby County 3 - 0 Blackburn Rovers | Championship |