Blackburn vs Stoke: preview, line-ups and kick-off time

Blackburn Rovers host Stoke City at Ewood Park on Tuesday 3 November 2026, kick-off 19:45 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 14). Blackburn have had 17 days of rest since playing West Brom (EFL Championship); Stoke have had 17 after facing Derby and travel about 85 km. Blackburn are without 4 players (Ryoya Morishita, Yuri Ribeiro, Yuki Ohashi and others); Stoke are missing 5 (Eric Bocat, Sam Gallagher, Svante Ingelsson and others).