How to watch today's Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Seeking their first Championship win this season, Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City will face off at Ewood Park on Saturday.

On the opening matchday, the Riversiders were beaten 1-0 at West Bromwich Albion. On the other hand, the Tom Brady co-owned side were held to a 1-1 draw by Ipswich Town. 

Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more. 

How to watch Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City online - TV channels & live streams

Paramount+

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In the United States (US), the Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City will be available to watch and stream online live through Paramount+.

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Blackburn Rovers vs Birmingham City kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Ewood Park

The Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Birmingham City will be played at Ewood Park in Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

It will kick off at 7 am PT / 10 am ET on Saturday, August 16, in the US.

Team news & squads

Blackburn vs Birmingham lineups

Blackburn

4-2-3-1

Formation

4-4-1-1

BIR

22

B. Toth

2

R. Alebiosu

15

S. McLoughlin

5

D. Hyam

4

Y. Ribeiro

8

S. Tavares

19

R. Hedges

7

A. Kargbo

6

S. Tronstad

10

T. Cantwell

23

Y. Ohashi

21

R. Allsop

5

P. Neumann

26

B. Osayi-Samuel

20

A. Cochrane

4

C. Klarer

24

T. Iwata

14

K. Anderson

10

D. Gray

8

S. Paik

28

J. Stansfield

9

K. Furuhashi

4-4-1-1

BIR

BLB

-Line up

• 22

  B. Toth

• 2

  R. Alebiosu

  82’

• 15

  S. McLoughlin

  90’ + 9’

• 5

  D. Hyam

• 4

  Y. Ribeiro

• 8

  S. Tavares

• 19

  R. Hedges

  69’

• 7

  A. Kargbo

  88’

• 6

  S. Tronstad

• 10

  T. Cantwell

  50’

  87’

• 23

  Y. Ohashi

  87’

Substitutes

• 14

  D. De Neve

  87’

• 12

  L. Miller

  69’

• 3

  H. Pickering

• 16

  S. Wharton

  82’

• 9

  M. Gueye

  87’

• 18

  A. Henriksson

  88’

• 31

  K. Montgomery

• 32

  I. Tyjon

• 35

  N. Michalski

Manager

• V. Ismael

BIR

-Line up

• 21

  R. Allsop

• 5

  P. Neumann

  88’

• 26

  B. Osayi-Samuel

  30’

  81’

• 20

  A. Cochrane

  46’

• 4

  C. Klarer

• 24

  T. Iwata

  76’

• 14

  K. Anderson

  81’

• 10

  D. Gray

  90’ + 8’

• 8

  S. Paik

• 28

  J. Stansfield

  90’

• 9

  K. Furuhashi

  90’ + 2’

Substitutes

• 18

  W. Willumsson

  88’

• 17

  L. Dykes

  81’

  90’ + 8’

• 19

  T. Gardner-Hickman

• 12

  M. Leonard

• 41

  E. Cashin

  90’ + 2’

• 25

  J. Beadle

• 27

  K. Fujimoto

• 7

  T. Doyle

  81’

• 2

  E. Laird

  46’

Manager

• C. Davies

Blackburn Rovers team news

Amid transfer speculations, captain Lewis Travis is available for selection for Birmingham's visit.

Manager Valerien Ismael has other concerns, too, as Adam Forshaw, Aynsley Pears and Hayden Carter make up the injury list.

Birmingham City team news

Former Celtic hitman Kyogo Furuhashi is a key signing in attack, while Jay Stansfield will look to score in his fourth straight game - including the pre-season friendlies - this term.

On the injury front, Kanya Fujimoto, Marvin Ducksch and Scott Wright are unavailable for selection.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

BLB

Last 5 matches

BIR

2

Wins

1

Draw

2

Wins

• Birmingham

  1

  -

  0

  Blackburn

• Blackburn

  4

  -

  2

  Birmingham

• Birmingham

  1

  -

  0

  Blackburn

• Birmingham

  0

  -

  1

  Blackburn

• Blackburn

  2

  -

  2

  Birmingham

7

Goals scored

6

Games over 2.5 goals

2/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

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