Rovers will learn their FA Cup third round opponents this evening.
They will be ball number six in the draw that will take place at 7pm live on BBC Two.
The draw will be hosted by Mark Chapman, with the balls picked by Micah Richards and Tony Adams.
Ties will be played on the weekend of Saturday, January 4, with matches taking place between the Friday and the Monday.
The 20 Premier League teams and 24 Championship sides enter the draw at this stage, with 32 ties in all to be drawn.
Last season Rovers were knocked out in the third round by Newcastle United, drawing 1-1 at St James’ Park before losing the replay after extra-time at Ewood Park.
They were also knocked out in round three in 2017 by Hull City, but entered that year in round one while in League One.
Ball numbers:
1 AFC Bournemouth
2 Arsenal
3 Aston Villa
4 Barnsley
5 Birmingham City
6 Blackburn Rovers
7 Brentford
8 Brighton & Hove Albion
9 Bristol City
10 Burnley
11 Cardiff City
12 Charlton Athletic
13 Chelsea
14 Crystal Palace
15 Derby County
16 Everton
17 Fulham
18 Huddersfield Town
19 Hull City
20 Leeds United
21 Leicester City
22 Liverpool
23 Luton Town
24 Manchester City
25 Manchester United
26 Middlesbrough
27 Millwall
28 Newcastle United
29 Norwich City
30 Nottingham Forest
31 Preston North End
32 Queens Park Rangers
33 Reading
34 Sheffield United
35 Sheffield Wednesday
36 Southampton
37 Stoke City
38 Swansea City
39 Tottenham Hotspur
40 Watford
41 West Bromwich Albion
42 West Ham United
43 Wigan Athletic
44 Wolverhampton Wanderers
45 Blackpool
46 Portsmouth
47 Shrewsbury Town
48 Coventry City or Ipswich Town
49 AFC Fylde
50 Tranmere Rovers
51 Oxford United
52 Exeter City or Hartlepool United
53 Eastleigh or Crewe Alexandra
54 Carlisle United
55 Solihull Moors or Rotherham United
56 Gillingham
57 Rochdale or Boston United
58 Peterborough United
59 Burton Albion
60 Newport County
61 Fleetwood Town
62 Port Vale
63 Northampton Town
64 Bristol Rovers or Plymouth Argyle
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