West Brom vs Blackburn

West Brom have lost just one of their last seven home league games against Blackburn Rovers (W3 D3), though that sole defeat did come in last season’s meeting at the Hawthorns (0-2).

Blackburn Rovers have lost just one of their last seven league games against West Brom (W3 D3), keeping clean sheets in both their matches vs the Baggies last season.

West Brom have lost on the last two occasions their first league game of the season has been at home, with this the first time they’re playing at the Hawthorns on MD1 since 2020-21 (0-3 v Leicester).

Blackburn have won their opening league match in each of the last four seasons, though is the first time they’re playing away from home on MD1 since a 3-2 loss at Bournemouth in 2020-21.

Blackburn boss Valérien Ismaël’s only previous meeting with his old club West Bromwich Albion was a 2-2 draw with Watford in September 2023.