Pick of the stats: Blackburn Rovers v Wrexham

Blackburn will look to move further clear of the Championship relegation zone when they welcome a Wrexham side with the play-offs in their sights on New Year's Day (12:30 GMT kick-off).

Rovers are five points clear of the drop zone with a game in hand on 22nd-placed Oxford United and have lost just one of their past seven matches, albeit only one of those was a victory (D5).

Wrexham have won two on the bounce and are four points off the top six, with a chance to move within one point before other teams play later in the day on 1 January.

• This will be the first time Blackburn are hosting Wrexham at Ewood Park in a league fixture since October 1981, a 0-0 draw under Bobby Saxton.
• Wrexham have lost only one of their past 14 league meetings with Blackburn Rovers, though 10 of those have ended level (W3), including the reverse meeting this season in Wales (1-1).
• Blackburn Rovers have only lost one of their past eight league games played on New Year's Day (W4 D3), drawing 1-1 last year at Elland Road against Leeds United, despite going 1-0 behind in the 88th minute.
• Wrexham have failed to win any of their previous eight away games in the EFL played on New Year's Day (D2 L6), since a 2-0 win at Lincoln City in the fourth tier in 1966.
• Wrexham's Josh Windass has scored four goals across his past four EFL appearances on New Year's Day, netting a double for Wigan v Birmingham in 2020 and for Sheffield Wednesday against Hull and Derby in 2024 and 2025 respectively.