Swansea City v Blackburn Rovers: mid-table push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Swansea City host Blackburn Rovers in the Championship on Tuesday, 20 January 2026 in Swansea, with points vital for mid-table breathing space for the hosts and to ease relegation pressure on the visitors.

Swansea City sit 16th with 33 points from 27 games, while Blackburn Rovers are 20th on 28 from 26, giving Valérien Ismaël's side a game in hand. The margins are tight around the bottom third, so any swing here could reshape the picture below mid-table.

Form points both ways. Swansea City have taken results from three of their past four league outings, including a home win over West Bromwich Albion and a draw with Birmingham City. Blackburn Rovers are winless in five league games, with defeats at Ipswich Town and against Wrexham sandwiching draws with Middlesbrough, Sheffield Wednesday and Charlton Athletic.

Team news could weigh heavily. Swansea City are without Adam Idah and Ishé Samuels-Smith. Blackburn Rovers have a lengthy absentee list, including goalkeeper Aynsley Pears, defenders Scott Wharton and Hayden Carter, attackers Andri Gudjohnsen and Augustus Kargbo, and midfielders Ryan Hedges, Sidnei Tavares and Ryoya Morishita.

On the pitch, Swansea City tend to control the ball, averaging 55% possession with 80.34% passing accuracy this season, and have a leading threat in Zan Vipotnik, joint top scorer in the division with 11 goals (per the league rankings). Blackburn Rovers could lean on wide deliveries and aerial power, having posted 402 open-play crosses at 19.90% accuracy and scored six headed goals, with more aerial duels won than the hosts (584 to 501).

A home win would move Swansea City to 36 points and could nudge them towards mid-table safety. Victory for Blackburn Rovers would take them to 31 points and may lift them away from the pack hovering above the relegation places, with that game in hand still in their pocket.