BLACKBURN Rovers will host Burnley at Ewood Park next Friday in the first group match in the Premier League Cup.

Rovers and Burnley U23s will clash home and away in Group B, with Cardiff City and Sunderland making up the quartet.

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The first fixture in the group sees Rovers host the Clarets on Friday, September 30 (2pm), while the reverse fixture takes place at Turf Moor on Monday, January 23 (11am).

No away supporters will be allowed to attend either fixture, but home fans with purchase histories will be able to buy tickets.

Any Rovers fans wanting to attend the Ewood Park clash must buy a ticket by close of business on Thursday, September 29, with ticvkets £3 for adults and £1 for concessions.

Season ticket holders can gain free entry by production of their season ticket card at the turnstiles on the day of the game.

The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals.

The other fixtures in the group are:

Friday, November 4: Sunderland v Blackburn Rovers (7pm) - Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Monday, November 7: Burnley v Cardiff City (2pm) - Turf Moor Sunday,

December 4: Sunderland v Burnley (1pm) - Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

Monday, December 5: Cardiff City v Rovers (2pm) - Cardiff International Sports Stadium

Monday, February 13: Cardiff City v Burnley (2pm) - Cardiff City Stadium

Monday, February 13: Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland (7pm) - Lancashire FA County Ground

Monday, February 27: Burnley v Sunderland (1pm) - Turf Moor

Monday, February 27: Blackburn Rovers v Cardiff City (7pm) - Lancashire FA County Ground