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Good evening, happy May Day and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the Premier League battle between relegation battlers Blackburn and Wigan from Ewood Park. This is a big one tonight and Rovers may be a Championship club-elect come 10pm. Want to have your say? Follow me on Twitter @liamhappe and send your predictions and messages. I'll be publishing them throughout.

Premier League / Matchday 37
Ewood Park / 07.05.2012
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Liam Happe

Updated 08/05/2012 at 01:01 GMT


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Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match from 00:01 on Tuesday morning (UK only).
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And boos greet the final whistle. Wigan are safe and Blackburn will be playing in the Championship next season. Thanks for joining me this evening! Be sure to check out the full report and stats on uk.yahoo.eurosport.com and follow me on Twitter for more sports news and musings - @liamhappe
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Rovers are set to go out with a whimper here as Wigan get a free-kick in the centre circle.
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Beausejour provided the corner for the goal.
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Three minutes of added time at Ewood, but Blackburn need two goals to survive.
89'
And as you can imagine, the protesting chants of reached a new decibel high.
88'
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Powerful header from the corner which Robinson got a hand to but couldn't keep it out. Conor Sammon had come on for Di Santo just beforehand.
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ALCARAZ! Wigan lead! Blackburn are all but doomed!
86'
Wigan have another corner coming up.
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Now Boyce with a peach of a cross which Maloney heads over. He was unmarked and timed his leap a little early, but should have buried that.
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Moses! Saved by Robinson! McCarthy in for the rebound but his first touch is loose and the keeper is somehow able to prevent Moses from having another dig!
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Final sub for Blackburn, and the only one they have been able to make by choice: striker David Goodwillie is on for defender Orr.
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The set piece is cleared, but the hosts keep pressing and a low cross by Olsson is just kept from Yakubu by Al Habsi!
79'
Hoilett finds some space but instead of playing in a team-mate, loses balance whilst going for goal. Al Habsi spills it, however, and a corner is forthcoming.
78'
Di Santo has a tame effort at goal collected by Robinson.
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...but it ends when Dann is ruled to be shoving Alcaraz.
76'
Blackburn have a free-kick and will sent it long into the penalty area. The box is crowded...
75'
Possession: Blackburn 34-66%
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Sixteen minutes and Rovers will go down, unless they can score here.
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Robinson takes a Boyce cross comfortably.