Ewood Park don ready for final game of Championship season, but di atmosphere for Blackburn and Leicester no be di same. Blackburn Rovers don secure dia safety, while Leicester City dey face relegation to League One.
Blackburn Rovers bin dey for relegation spot when Michael O'Neill take over as interim manager for February. But di Northern Ireland boss don turn things around, with five wins, five draws, and four losses for 14 matches. Dat na enough to keep dem for Championship.
Di midweek win against Sheffield United bin sweet. Japanese duo Yuki Ohashi and Ryoya Morishita score for first half, give Rovers three-goal lead. Harrison Burrows score consolation goal for Sheffield United, but Blackburn win 3-1.
For Leicester City, e be different story. Di club wey win Premier League ten years ago, wey play for Europe, and win FA Cup and Community Shield, don suffer back-to-back relegations. A six-point deduction for breaking EFL rules make things worse, but even without dat, dem still dey for bottom three.
Di final game for Ewood Park go be emotional. Blackburn fans go celebrate survival, while Leicester supporters go dey think about next season for League One. Gary Rowett, Leicester manager, go want end campaign on positive note, but dem no get much to play for.
O’Neill go miss Hayden Carter, Axel Henriksson, Lewis Miller, Sondre Tronstad, Augustus Kargbo, and Andri Gudjohnsen through injury. Ohashi and Morishita go start again. Todd Cantwell fit return to starting lineup.
For Leicester, Jordan James, wey win Championship Young Player of the Season, go feature again before loan end. Jakub Stolarczyk go keep for goal after replacing Asmir Begovic. Benjamin Nelson, Caleb Okoli, and Victor Kristiansen dey out injured, but 16-year-old Jeremy Monga fit get rare start.
Blackburn possible lineup: Toth; Atcheson, McLoughlin, Cashin; Alebiosu, Cantwell, Forshaw, Gardner-Hickman, Y. Ribeiro; Morishita, Ohashi. Leicester possible lineup: Stolarczyk; Choudhury, Souttar, Vestergaard, Thomas; Skipp, James; Monga, Mukasa, De Cordova-Reid; Daka.
With nothing at stake for Leicester and Blackburn riding high, di match fit be open and unpredictable. But Blackburn get momentum and confidence, so dem fit end season with win for Ewood Park.
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