Blackburn Rovers will play their bitter rivals Burnley at Turf Moor when the league returns following the forthcoming international break.

The Lancashire side will travel the short distance to face the Clarets in their first league encounter of the season.

Rovers last played on January 4, 2025, losing 1-0 at home to Scott Parker’s side, who went on to win promotion to the Premier League.

However, Tony Mowbray’s team has had a more promising start to the season than its bitter rivals, with Burnley already changing head coaches after a dismal first few months back in the Championship.

With excitement growing for the match, Blackburn has confirmed that they have sold out their allotment of 2,000 tickets for the away end.

However, there has been significant dissatisfaction among supporters with the club’s priority system, which meant that those who bought more at the club shop had a better chance of obtaining a ticket.

Blackburn could have managed the ticket situation better.

When asked about the controversy surrounding the ticket distribution system in place for the Burnley game, FLW’s Blackburn fan analyst Simon Middlehurst stated that it was not a particularly fair method of doing things.

He believes that dedicated supporters who attend every away game have missed out because they cannot afford or do not choose to spend money in the club shop.

“I don’t think it has been handled in the best way possible,”

“There are a lot of dedicated supporters who attend every game, both at home and away, and they’ve been left out by this new arrangement.

“Obviously, this game was going to be a top priority for a lot of Blackburn fans; it’s the fixture that most Blackburn fans will be looking forward to as an away day.

“However, many supporters cannot afford to attend home games and spend a lot of money in the club shop or the kiosk.

“So I don’t believe it was done in the greatest way imaginable.

“There were better ways of doing it, and unfortunately a lot of fans who do travel to every away game have missed out on this.”

When the two teams face off later this month, Blackburn will be looking for their first win over Burnley since March 2010.

Rovers have lost seven of their past eight matches in all competitions, with the only exception being a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor on August 31, 2024.

Blackburn fans have slammed the points system used to allocate away tickets at Turf Moor, claiming it will create the worst atmosphere for a derby ever.

The Blackburn owners continue to dig a hole for themselves.

The Venkys are already unpopular as Blackburn’s owners, and this fresh issue will further exacerbate their situation.

Those in charge of the club have faced a lot of criticism for this points system that rewarded fans for spending in the club shop, especially when some supporters refuse to do so in order to avoid giving the Venky’s more money.

The away environment at Turf Moor later this month will be fascinating to watch, as it is usually rather raucous for a game of this significance.

Given the team’s terrible record against the Clarets in previous years, it would make more sense to try to foster harmony between the club and the fans before of such a huge game rather than causing additional conflict.