After starting the latest Championship season with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers, Blackburn Rovers trounced Swansea City 3-0 away from home.
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Blackburn Rovers will be keen to maintain their good start to the season when they face a struggling Hartlepool United in the EFL Cup first round. The Wednesday night match will have the Championship leaders going up against a struggling League Two side. While Blackburn have won both their matches so far in the new season, Hartlepool are winless till now. Hence, the Wednesday clash will hold a lot of significance to both teams for various reasons. These two sides faced each other last month in a friendly, which was won by Blackburn 1-0.
| Blackburn Rovers vs Hartlepool United | Key Details |
| Date | 10 August, 2022 |
| Venue | Ewood Park |
| Kickoff time India | 12:15 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time England | 7:45 pm (Wednesday) |
After starting the latest Championship season with a 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers, Blackburn Rovers trounced Swansea City 3-0 away from home. They are sitting at the top of the table with six points and the most pleasing aspect about their start is how they have kept a clean sheet in both matches. On the other hand, Hartlepool United had a nightmare start after suffering a 4-0 loss to Walsall in their League Two opener. They followed it up with a goalless draw against AFC Wimbledon. Hartlepool are currently sitting 20th in the table with one point and are yet to score their first goal of the new season.
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There are a lot of interest in Ben Brereton Diaz and with some of those interests reportedly coming from Premier League it will be difficult for Blackburn Rovers to keep him at the club. They do not have many injury concerns, hence the manager will have a large pool of players to select from for this clash. However, he might rotate the squad massively to give the fringe players an opportunity to start. Liverpool loanee Tyler Morton and Ashley Phillips could get some game time on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, Hartlepool might name a strong Starting XI. However, their manager will also keep an eye on the weekend clash while naming his squad.
The EFL Cup match between Blackburn Rovers and Hartlepool United will take place at Ewood Park on Thursday at 12:15 am IST.
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