ROVERS boss Mark Hughes is confident his side can maintain their excellent record against teams in the bottom half of the table when they visit relegation-threatened Birmingham City on Sunday.

Rovers have lost just once all season against teams in the league's lower reaches - a shock 5-3 defeat away to Wigan back in December - and Hughes hopes the pressure Birmingham are under will play into his side's hands.

"In the past, there have been a couple of defeats that have obviously figured in people's minds that they remember," said the Welshman.

"Certainly one against Watford away last year was a disappointment for us, but this year more often than not we've gone to teams below us and beaten them - and that is what we need to do again.

"It is going to be one hell of an atmosphere there so we've got to be ready for that, but I just think it will be a really difficult game for Birmingham. Everybody is going to be trying to get an insight into what is happening in other games and there'll be a really tense atmosphere.

"But if we show anything like what we are capable of, I think that will further worry them."

Rovers' allocation for Sunday's game at St. Andrews has now all been sold, but fans can see the game live at Blues Bar at Ewood Park. Happy hour with £2 a pint for Carlsberg and Thwaites starts at 12 noon and runs throughout the day. Sandwiches will also be available to purchase from the bar, or why not make a day of it and have our Rovers Roastie - a Sunday roast with all the trimmings - for just £6.75.