Stoke City claim a first victory in five games to peel away from the Championship drop zone after beating Blackburn Rovers 1-0.

Ali Al-Hamadi and Viktor Johansson helped Stoke City to a massive 1-0 home win over Blackburn Rovers. Stoke took a first-half lead through tireless Al-Hamadi, rushing in at the back post to tap home a pass from Lewis Baker.

Playoff-chasing Blackburn Rovers will look to end a three-game winless run when they travel to the bet365 Stadium for Wednesday's Championship clash against Stoke City. Like their opponents, relegation-threatened Stoke will also be desperate to claim all three points after failing to win any of their last four matches.

A look at some of the key facts and statistics ahead of the Championship meeting between Stoke City and Blackburn Rovers

Blackburn are still searching for their first victory under new head coach Valerien Ismael, who has followed up a 1-1 draw with Norwich on home soil with back-to-back away defeats against Derby County (2-1) and Stoke City (1-0), losing to the latter on Wednesday.

The Stoke City manager speaks to Simon Humphreys following the Potters’ 1-0 home win.