Blackburn are in a pickle in the Premier League bottom three and can leapfrog Wigan with a win at Ewood Park - live from 3pm.

Long throw from Pedersen. Samba is a target but Wigan put it behind for a corner to the home side.

Alcaraz passes back to Al Habsi in the Wigan goal. It's a dodgy clearance but gets away with it. Blackburn have it again. Jones crosses for Benjani but it's blocked.

Stam to Gomez...Gohouri up from right back. Switched to the left and Salgado fouls N'Zogbia. Free-kick on the left side...Rodallega to take...not a great set-piece and Pedersen clears.

First shot of the game comes from Diame but his effort from 30 yards is harmlessly wide.

Rodallega wins possesion but his through ball is also over hit. Thomas to N'Zogbia but it goes out for a Rovers throw. Wigan looking to the Frenchman at every opportunity.

Caldwell to Gomez and but his ball fizzes through to Robinson.

Off and underway at Ewood Park

With the teams out on the pitch we're now awaiting the referee's whistle to get us underway. Too soon to call it a 'six pointer'?

STATS: Rovers have no win in their last four league matches, losing the last two. If they lose today it will be their longest ever losing run under Allardyce, and longest since losing their last six matches in a row under Paul Ince. Their only victory in the last nine was 2-1 at Blackpool on September 25.

STATS: Blackburn Manager Sam Allardyce is unbeaten in his last three league matches against Wigan. His only defeat in the last six was Newcastle’s 1-0 loss at the DW Stadium on Boxing Day 2007. In total, he has won four and lost three of his nine previous PL matches against them and has won his last three PL matches against Wigan, since Bolton’s 1-0 defeat in November 2006.

Referee: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire)

TEAMS - Blackburn: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Jones, Mame Diouf, Emerton, Pedersen, El-Hadji Diouf, Mwaruwari; Subs: Bunn, Dunn, Kalinic, Hoilett, Goulon, Roberts, Chimbonda /// Wigan: Al Habsi, Gohouri, Gary Caldwell, Alcaraz, Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, Stam, Gomez, N'Zogbia, Rodallega; Subs: Kirkland, Di Santo, Watson, Boselli, Moses, Steven Caldwell, Cleverley