Blackburn Rovers can secure their status as a Championship club this weekend if they beat Sheffield Wednesday.

John Eustace's side will know exactly how the land lies ahead of a massive six-pointer at Ewood Park on Sunday. 

Victory at Elland Road has taken the pressure off Rovers in what would have otherwise been a 'must-win' match for both teams. Instead, the pressure is firmly on the visitors, who sit in 23rd and five points behind Rovers.

As the match has been moved to Sunday for television coverage, both clubs will know the exact permutations before kick-off. Looking at the fixture list, it will be a defining weekend in the battle to avoid relegation.

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Birmingham City hold a lot of the cards, with away trips to Rotherham United and Huddersfield Town before the season ends. They will arguably be unenthused by the Millers bringing Steve Evans in this week in a move to try and galvanise the club despite already being relegated.

That now looks a far tougher fixture on paper for Gary Rowett's Blues, in a boost to their relegation rivals. It will be treated as a 'must-win' for Birmingham.

Huddersfield themselves host Swansea City, who are clear of relegation danger and have nothing to play for. The Terriers will see that as a winnable match.

Then there's the Steven Schumacher derby. Stoke City host Plymouth Argyle and whoever wins that game, will be all but safe. The Potters have 47 points whilst the Pilgrims are on 48.

Victory for Rovers would mathematically alleviate any concerns about relegation because Huddersfield and Birmingham still have to play each other. 

The maximum both of those two sides could get would be 51 and 52 respectively whilst Sheffield Wednesday would only be able to reach 50.

A draw would not be enough to guarantee safety for Rovers, though their superior goal difference to Wednesday and Huddersfield would mean they would be on the brink.

Equally, if Huddersfield lost to Swansea City, the maximum they would be able to reach is 50 points. They'd then also need a minimum 10-goal swing in goal difference to get above Rovers.

A draw wouldn't rule out Wednesday leapfrogging Rovers, though. They'd still be able to reach 51 points, though again their goal difference is 17 worse than Blackburn Rovers.

If Birmingham were to lose at Rotherham, which is unlikely but not implausible as Millwall discovered recently, then they'd still be able to reach 51 points. However, that would rule out Huddersfield in the process given they play each other.

So the reality of the situation is three points are the only way Rovers can mathematically secure safety. However, a point against Sheffield Wednesday would make the odds of relegation very slim.

A further point against Coventry City or Leicester City would get the job done. So 51 points has to be the minimum aim for Blackburn Rovers, though 50 and a superior goal difference will probably do the job.

No team has been relegated with more than 48 points in the Championship since, yes you guessed it, Rovers in 2017, who went down with 51 at Brentford. 

The likelihood is another side will break that 48-point marker this season too in what has turned out to be the most dramatic of battles at the bottom of the Championship.