Blackburn welcome Sunderland to Ewood Park in tonight's Premier League clash, with both teams looking to put some distance between them and the relegation zone.

It is! All over at Ewood and it ends all square with Blackburn probably the happier, considering they played half of the match with 10 men.

This one looks like it's headed towards a stalemate...

Three minutes of added time to be played...

BENT! Oooh! Another chance for the England striker! This time he directs a header down towards goal, but it's straight at the keeper!

Zenden fires at goal! He strikes it well enough, but it's just high and wide of the mark!

Benjani was forced off with a head injury - he was unsteady on his feet, according to reports.

Dunn now bursts forward... he falls to the ground, but he's looking for that and referee Probert isn't having any of it!

GYAN! Great effort, a brilliant curler! But Robinson is equal to it!

ZENDEN! Oooh! What a chance! The Dutchman is free at the near post to direct a header on target, but it's straight at Robinson!

Diouf (Mame Biram) comes on to replace Benjani.

Benjani has come off for some treatment... he came out of that challenge with Mignolet rather worse off

Blackburn have another chance to get a ball into the Sunderland box now.... Pedersen takes it... it almost falls to Benjani, but Mignolet pounces on it in the end!

Zenden immediately gets into the action, taking a corner, but it's cleared by the Blackburn defence. Bramble of all people ends up firing in a volleyed shot from the edge of the area, but needless to say, it goes well over.

Here comes that change.... Malbranque is the man to come off for Zenden.

Bolo Zenden is preparing to come on for Sunderland....

Chance for Benjani! He fashions it himself, ducking in between two Sunderland defenders, but his shot is wayward and over the bar!

The rain is coming down harder now, with just under 20 minutes remaining for Sunderland to take advanatge of their man extra.

A roar of expectation goes up around Ewood as Rovers come forward with Diouf... but that's a great challenge by Bramble to break up the attack!

Benjani and Nzonzi rise to get on the end of a long Pedersen throw but Mignolet comes out of the duel on top....

Sunderland will now look to Gyan for a way through the Blackburn defence... and already he looks up for the fight.