Overview
- The game is scheduled for Friday 14 August with an 8pm BST kick-off at Molineux and will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
- Wolves were relegated last season and this week installed César Peixoto as manager before adding experienced players such as Kieran Trippier and Raúl Jiménez, with a 3-0 EFL Cup win over Port Vale boosting optimism around the squad.
- Blackburn have brought back Tony Mowbray as manager and added players including Sam Morsy but carry a short transfer window and several injury absences that many outlets say leave them vulnerable this season.
- Bookmakers and pundits make Wolves clear favourites for the opener and publishers are pairing widespread odds with customer offers from firms such as Betfred and Bet365 to promote betting on the fixture.
- Sky Sports’ broad EFL rights mean the game will be a high-profile early test that could shape momentum, with Wolves’ squad depth and Blackburn’s fitness likely to be key indicators for how both clubs fare over the season.