Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Monday’s football game between Blackburn Rovers and Wrexham will bring down the curtain on the FA Cup round 4. The Riversiders are seen as hot favourites to win this match, but they will have to showcase their worth on the field. Anyhow, their display in a 5-2 crushing of Cambridge United in the previous round is fuelling fans with optimism ahead of the visit of Wrexham. All Harry Pickering, Hayden Carter, Tyrhys Dolan, and Ryan Hedges are sidelined with injuries for the Championship side.
The League Two outfit, on the other hand, failed to impress in a 1-0 loss to Newport County. Scottish defender William Boyle is banned for the FA Cup showdown, with Eoghan O’Connell likely to step up. Over the years Blackburn have turned their Riverside Stadium into a real fortress and, taking everything into account, we predict that the underdogs will return home empty-handed.
Highlighted Team (Blackburn Rovers):
Blackburn Rovers have been trying to return to the Premier League ever since they dropped to the Championship in 2012. The Riversiders compete in the English second tier and they play their home games at Ewood Park. Blackburn were founded back in 1875 and they are one of the founding members of the Football League (1888).
Burnley are considered Blackburn’s main rivals and the two teams square off against each other in the East Lancashire derby. It has to be noted that Blackburn Burnley 7-1 in their first ever meeting in the East Lancashire Derby on 3 November, 1888. The Riversiders have won three First Division (Premier League) trophies (1911/1912, 1913/1914, 1994/1995).
Blackburn Rovers have clinched six FA Cup titles as well. Speaking of the club’s European success, the Riversiders won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2007. The colour of Blackburn’s home kit is blue and white.