Leicester City vs Blackburn Rovers LIVE

28 Feb 2023

Good evening and welcome to the King Power Stadium. Blackburn Rovers are looking to topple Premier League opposition and reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

Jon Dahl Tomasson's side will be confident after knocking West Ham United out of the Carabao Cup in December. Three wins on the bounce in the Championship has also boosted confidence heading to Leicester City.

Rovers have already defeated Norwich City and Birmingham City to reach this stage and will relish the opportunity to test themselves against elite opposition. They'll be backed by over 2,500 away fans as Rovers look to make it a memorable night.

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Victory over Leicester would put Blackburn within touching distance of Wembley. Whilst promotion to the Premier League is the priority, the cup runs have been a welcome opportunity for Rovers to keep competition high in their squad.

Stay tuned and we'll bring you live updates, analysis and post-match reaction from the King Power Stadium.

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19:50Elliott Jackson

Rovers' turn

Rovers rob Leicester at the back and Szmodics is in on goal. Good save by Iversen but that was a golden chance. It's wide open so far.

19:49Elliott Jackson

Decent try

Hedges does well to win the ball high and feeds Gallagher but his strike lacks power. Good pressing.

19:48Elliott Jackson

Great save

Morton's touch is heavy in midfield, Leicester pinch it and break. Vardy is slipped through and his shot is well kept out Pears. There is the fine lines playing out against this opposition.

19:46Elliott Jackson

15' gone

15 played and I think Rovers will be pleased with their start. Leicester look dangerous and Pears has kept it level but they're certainly having a go. Look a threat on the break.

19:42Elliott Jackson

End-to-end

Rovers are trying to draw Leicester onto them and use Dolan's pace on the break to hurt them. They've done well so far and the winger has looked lively down the left.

19:40Elliott Jackson

Doubel save

Fantastic from Pears as he denies Tete and then Praet in quick succession. The latter looked destined to score.

19:37Elliott Jackson

Just wide

First effort on goal for Leicester as Pereira drags a shot wide from the edge of the area.

19:35Elliott Jackson

Good break

Lovely ball from Carter opens the pitch up and Rovers get their first look at the Leicester goal. Szmodics in the end snuffed out by Amartey. Interesting that Barnes appears to be following Rankin-Costello when he wanders from right-back.

19:32Elliott Jackson

Kick-off

Off we go at the King Power.

19:27Elliott Jackson

A great effort

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Closing in on kick-off

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Leicester team

18:30Elliott Jackson

Starting team.

It's three changes for Rovers. A strong side from Tomasson.

18:09Elliott Jackson

Team news on the way

Hearing it'll be three changes for Rovers tonight. We'll get confirmed team news in around 20 minutes.

17:04Elliott Jackson

The opposition

Everything you need to know from how to watch and details about replays and match officials.

Blackburn Rovers travel to Leicester City in the FA Cup. (Image: 2023 Leicester City)

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Rallying call

Tomasson wants his players to be brave and use their experience against West Ham to drive them.

Blackburn Rovers manager Jon Dahl Tomasson. (Image: Rich Linley - CameraSport/Getty Images)

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Predicted team

There could be three or four changes tonight. Here's our best guess at the team.

Blackburn Rovers head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson. (Image: 2023 CameraSport)

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Team news

Tomasson has provided the latest on Pickering, Brereton Diaz, Thomas, A.Wharton and more.

Harry Pickering missed the victory over Sunderland. (Image: 2022 CameraSport)

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Good evening

Hello and welcome to live coverage of Blackburn Rovers' trip to the King Power Stadium. Leicester City are the hosts with an FA Cup quarter-final place on the line.

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