Blackburn have not recorded successive victories in the Championship since the turn of the year, a period spanning five matches, but Tony Mowbray’s side have still managed to reach this stage in the automatic promotion spots.
At a time when Ben Brereton Diaz has missed matches through representing Chile, Mowbray will be satisfied with an eight-point return from a possible 15, as well as recording another four clean sheets.
Although there was disappointment after the 2-0 defeat at Hull City, Rovers have collected four points from meetings versus in-form Middlesbrough and Luton Town.
With the teams immediately behind them having a game in hand, complacency will not be an issue for his squad, but the stakes have been raised ahead of this contest considering that they can move clear of Bournemouth and Queens Park Rangers.
Blackburn added Wolverhampton Wanderers wideman Ryan Giles to their ranks on deadline day, the left-sided player having already registered nine assists for Cardiff City earlier in the campaign.
While Blackburn were able to claim a goalless draw at Luton last time out, Swansea went down 1-0 to the same opponents on Tuesday night.
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Russell Martin’s team have now gone three matches in the Championship without troubling the scorers, making it just two goals from the last 450 minutes.
Upon his appointment, Martin was regarded as the ideal replacement for Steve Cooper, but he heads into this contest aware that he requires a high-level performance from his players to help convince supporters that he should remain in the dugout in the long term.
At a time when Blackburn have the sixth best away record in the division, Swansea possess the fifth-worst home return, collecting just 13 points from 14 games on familiar territory.
