Sunday January 1st, ko 12 noon
Live on Sky Sports
Happy New Year

Match Officials:

Referee: THOMAS BRAMALL
Assistants: Nick Hopton and Akil Howson
Fourth Official : Martin Coy

Match Facts:

  • Blackburn Rovers are looking to avoid losing both home and away to Cardiff City in a single season for the first time since 2012-13.
  • Cardiff City are without a win in each of their last six away league visits to face Blackburn Rovers (D5 L1), since a 4-1 victory back in December 2012.
  • Blackburn Rovers are unbeaten in their last six home league games played on New Year's Day (W5 D1), winning the last four in a row.
  • Cardiff City are winless in their opening league game in each of the last five calendar years (D1 L4), conceding 14 goals in the process.
  • Ben Brereton Diaz netted a hat-trick for Blackburn in this exact fixture last season, his only goals in his eight league appearances against Cardiff.