It's off to Ewood Park to take on Venky's Chicken Pluckers' Blackburn Rovers.

I always think they look like they should be in a Quentin Tarantino film.

Rovers have spent a fair bit of time struggling under the Venkys. A few weirdly timed manager sackings and (bizarre) appointments didn't help. They have stabilised under Tony Mowbray who was appointed in 2017 and are currently 14th in the table on 14 points. 

So, going on the last three, they have two losses and one draw, whereas we haven't been beaten in three.... that would look really good if we didn't know our form to that point! But, the again, didn't we just need a win to bolster us? Why shouldn't we be expecting a result here?....

.... because they have the better of us overall? 

But does that matter?

... The last time we were in the same league from 2012 to 2017, most results were draws and we had the last win.

So, shall we throw away the form book? Yes, I think so.

Karlan Grant's got 6. 

Manager Tony Mowbray had his biggest success as a manager at WBA. Having almost taken them to the Premiership via the play-offs in 2007, he guided them to promotion as Championship champions (sounds odd, that) in 2008. Unfortunately, he took them straight back down again in 2009. He also took them to the FA Cup semi final stage in the promotion year.

Local lad, Jonathan Stead. Town 2002-04, Rovers 2004-05, Town 2013-15.

Jordan Rhodes. Town 2009-12, Rovers 2012-16. Apparently all he did was score goals. 

Rhodes had a more successful time at Rovers than Stead but, then again, Stead was better at Rovers than his second stint at Town... no matter how much we willed him on. Still, he's a grand lad.

Ewood Park was built in 1882. Town played in the FA Cup semi final there in 1938 and we beat Sunderland 3-1.