A look at some of the key facts and statistics ahead of the Championship meeting between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers

New boss Valerien Ismael has also been without John Buckley, Owen Beck, Danny Batth, Andi Weimann, Harry Pickering, Harry Leonard and Scott Wharton after replacing Derby-bound John Eustace. Emmanuel Dennis is scheduled to return, however.

Playoff-chasing Blackburn Rovers will look to end a three-game winless run when they travel to the bet365 Stadium for Wednesday's Championship clash against Stoke City. Like their opponents, relegation-threatened Stoke will also be desperate to claim all three points after failing to win any of their last four matches.