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Blackburn
EFL Championship
14:00
UTC, Saturday 24 October 2026
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Wrexham

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

Blackburn Rovers host Wrexham at Ewood Park on Saturday 24 October 2026, kick-off 14:00 UTC, in the EFL Championship (round 12). Prediction markets make Wrexham the favourite at 36%, with the draw at 29% (Polymarket). Blackburn have had 7 days of rest since playing West Brom (EFL Championship); Wrexham have had 7 after facing Preston. Blackburn are without 4 players (Ryoya Morishita, Yuri Ribeiro, Yuki Ohashi and others); Wrexham are missing 7 (Ben Sheaf, Josh Windass, Nathan Broadhead and others). Matthew Corlett is the referee, averaging 4.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0. The forecast at kick-off is 11°C with rain and windy.

Win chances

Blackburn 35%Draw 29%Wrexham 36%

From Polymarket prediction market prices. For information only: Ninety has no betting links. How win chances work.

Predicted line-ups

Predicted elevens. Official team sheets usually arrive about an hour before kick-off. About predicted line-ups.

Blackburn 4-2-3-1

Coach: Tony Mowbray

  1. 22 Balázs Tóth GK
  2. 2 Ryan Alebiosu DEF
  3. 6 Tom Atcheson DEF
  4. 15 Sean McLoughlin DEF
  5. 3 Harry Pickering DEF
  6. 8 Sam Morsy MID
  7. 31 Kristi Montgomery MID
  8. 25 Ryoya Morishita FWD
  9. 10 Todd Cantwell MID
  10. 21 Oladapo Afolayan FWD
  11. 9 Andri Guðjohnsen FWD

Bench

  • 1 Aynsley Pears GK
  • 17 Hayden Carter DEF
  • 27 Gady Beyuku DEF
  • 24 Moussa Baradji MID
  • 14 Dion De Neve MID
  • 30 Jake Garrett MID
  • 29 Mathias Jørgensen FWD
  • 7 Augustus Kargbo FWD
  • 11 Jayden Fevrier FWD

Wrexham 3-4-1-2

Coach: Phil Parkinson

  1. 22 Anthony Patterson GK
  2. 5 Dominic Hyam DEF
  3. 6 Joe Worrall DEF
  4. 2 Callum Doyle DEF
  5. 30 Daniel Imray MID
  6. 8 Ben Whiteman MID
  7. 37 Matty James MID
  8. 3 Jacques Ekomié MID
  9. 17 Callum O'Hare MID
  10. 19 Kieffer Moore FWD
  11. 28 Sam Smith FWD

Bench

  • 21 Danny Ward GK
  • 12 Issa Kaboré DEF
  • 34 Aaron James DEF
  • 26 Zak Vyner DEF
  • 47 Ryan Longman MID
  • 27 Lewis O'Brien MID
  • 20 Oliver Rathbone MID
  • 15 George Dobson MID
  • 11 Bailey Cadamarteri FWD

Injuries and suspensions

Blackburn

  • Ryoya Morishita injury, back Doubtful
  • Yuri Ribeiro injury, back Doubtful
  • Yuki Ohashi injury, back Doubtful
  • Lewis Miller injury, back Unknown

Wrexham

  • Ben Sheaf injury, back Doubtful
  • Josh Windass injury, back Doubtful
  • Nathan Broadhead injury, back Early November 2026
  • Max Cleworth injury, back Early November 2026
  • Sebastian Revan injury, back Doubtful
  • George Thomason injury, back Doubtful
  • Liberato Cacace injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 1 January 2026: Blackburn Rovers 0-2 Wrexham
  • Saturday 29 November 2025: Wrexham 1-1 Blackburn Rovers
  • Monday 29 January 2024: Blackburn Rovers 4-1 Wrexham