Blackburn Rovers v Leicester City: survival stakes at Ewood Park | OneFootball

Blackburn Rovers face Leicester City in the Championship at Ewood Park on Saturday, 2 May 2026, with Rovers 20th on 52 points and City 23rd in the relegation places, sharpening the survival focus.

Blackburn Rovers have had the upper hand in recent meetings, winning three of the last five against Leicester City, including a 2-0 victory away in November 2025.

Rovers arrive with one defeat in five and a 3-1 win at Sheffield United in their latest outing. The Foxes are winless in five but drew their past two.

Blackburn Rovers list Sondre Trondstad, Lewis Miller, Andri Gudjohnsen, Axel Henriksson and Matty Litherland as injured. The Foxes remain without Jamaal Lascelles, Caleb Okoli, Victor Kristiansen, Aaron Ramsey, Ben Nelson and Abdul Fatawu, with Fatawu having supplied seven league assists this season.

Rovers' season profile points to organisation and width: 12 clean sheets and 699 open play crosses at 20.31% accuracy, with Ryoya Morishita on nine assists and Yuki Ohashi scoring 10 league goals. The Foxes have averaged 52% possession with 81.24% passing accuracy, yet they have conceded 68 and kept five clean sheets, so midfield control could be offset by defensive vulnerability. Jordan James, on 11 league goals, remains a key threat.

A win would move Blackburn Rovers to 55 points and further steady them above the bottom three. Three points for the Foxes would take them to 46 and could reshape the picture at the foot of the table.