Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Blackburn against Sunderland from Ewood Park.

Pedersen tosses over the throw-in. Ball goes out seconds later for a goalkick to Sunderland.

Blackburn play the ball out neatly from the back. Kyrgiakos forced to smash the clearance away from the dangerous Yakubu.

Formica pulls the trigger from the edge of the box, but drags the volley wide of goal for a goalkick to the visiting team.

Hoilett has a couple of bites, but Sunderland defence stand tall to repel the danger. Vaughan in need of a spot of treatment after taking a ball off the face.

Free-kick for Blackburn as Campbell chops down Martin Olsson. Free-kick chance here then. 25 yards out.

Seems to be a spot of blood pouring from the eye of Kyrgiakos after he clashed with Yakubu in the air. Needs some treatment.

Larsson brings down Marcus Olsson out wide. Blackburn enjoying the better moments without any sustained period of pressure.

Campbell with a slack pass as he knocks the ball straight out of play. Sloppy play by the Sunderland forward.

Pedersen dinks a free-kick into the visiting box, but straight off the turf and through for a goalkick to the Black Cats.

Lowe deemed to be guilty of fouling Campbell. Blackburn with five fouls compared to two by Sunderland.

Kyrgiakos comes out to win the ball from Martin Olsson. Bardsley forced to concede the corner from Pedersen's long throw-in. Rovers building up the pressure.

Kyrgiakos empties the ball out of play for Sunderland. Blackburn attempting to take up residence in the visiting half.

Yakubu this times nudges Kyrgiakos. Both teams battling for supremacy in the middle of the park.

Pedersen whips over a terrific free-kick, but Hanley can only head over the bar. Was a decent chance for Blackburn to work Mignolet.

Kyrgiakos deemed to be guilty of pushing Yakubu. Free-kick for Rovers.

Superb ball by McClean across the face of goal. No takers though before Larsson's corner hits off the foot off Gardner and lands in the arms of Robinson.

Not exactly a full house inside Ewood for this one. Sunderland will reach 40 points with a win, a number that usually guarantees survival.

Sunderland have kept one clean sheet in their last nine Premier League away games. Odds on this finishing 0-0? Both teams are surely due one.

Yakubu using his body strength superbly well. Making some neat passing movements with Hoilett. Blackburn pick up the loose ball seconds later before the ball flies out of play in the visiting half.

The Olssons again linking well. Move ends with Martin Olsson crashing a shot at the visiting goal. Mignolet stands tall to make the block. Solid save. Difficult to score from that angle.

Pedersen rolls the ball to Dann before Bridge cuts out a pass. Pedersen penalised for a foul on Vaughan. Teams continue to get the ball on the deck.