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Wolves vs Blackburn Prediction: Peixoto's Relegation Bounce Meets Mowbray's Return
Wolves begin life back in the Championship with an immediate test against Blackburn Rovers at Molineux on 14 August 2026 and given that both clubs have serious ambitions this season, early points here could matter a great deal. Relegated from…
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- Week 1 of the 2026-2027 Championship sees Wolverhampton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers collide on 2026-08-14 at 20:00 GMT.
- Expect 3-4 yellow cards and 0 red cards, and 19 fouls this match from Referee F. Hallam based on their last 10 games.
- With the data available to us, César Peixoto and Tony Mowbray have not met as managers before.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have 2 players out: E. Gonzalez (Knee Injury), S. Johnstone (Knock) while Blackburn Rovers have 6 players missing: M. Baradji (Hamstring Injury), L. Miller (Achilles Tendon Injury), S. Wharton (Achilles Tendon Injury), D. De Neve (Injury), M. Jorgensen (Injury), M. Litherland (Injury).
- Forecasting a three-man defense for Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-2-1), while Blackburn Rovers are predicted to deploy a 3-4-2-1.
- In their last outing, Wolverhampton Wanderers's highest-rated performer was D. Møller Wolfe (6.5), while Blackburn Rovers's standout was T. Cantwell (7.9).
- Wolverhampton Wanderers came off a win (3-0 vs Port Vale) and Blackburn Rovers also triumphed (2-1 vs Burton Albion).
- Both teams have been in great form: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0-1 and Blackburn Rovers 2-2-1 over their last 5 matches.
- Wolverhampton Wanderers have clearly got the edge H2H: in 15 meetings, they've beaten Blackburn Rovers 6 times, with 5 draws and only 4 losses.
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| 18' | 1 - 0 | ||
| 27' | 1 - 1 | ||
| 34' | H. Pickering | ||
| 35' | T. Cantwell | ||
| 45' | A. Forshaw | ||
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| 48' | 1 - 2 | ||
| 52' | M. Mane | ||
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| 90+3' | 2 - 2 | ||
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Wolves is going head to head with Blackburn on 14/8/2026 19:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Wolves v Blackburn H2H statistics!