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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Updated 08/05/2012 at 02:01 GMT+1
48'
Blackburn win a pair of early corners and cause a bit of trouble in the Wigan box which Al Habsi has to punch clear, but Pedersen's follow-up cross is out for a goal kick.
47'
Radosac Petrovic is on in the defender's place.
46'
We are back underway after delays and concerns, there is an injury problem for Givet and he will not come out for the second period.
21:00
In other news, I hear Geoff Shreeves has informed the chicken that he will be taken to the butchers first thing in the morning. Follow me: @liamhappe
21:00
@incakolanews: "Paltry attack" @jessokdeo: "What is worse, chicken burnt black or Blackburn chicken?" @JohnNunn1: "The Blackburn Chicken makes his debut after a move from KFC" - re: the latter... surely it would be the other way around?
45+2'
Half-time at Ewood Park. The rain and a cameo from a chicken have overwhelmed the action but unless the hosts can score in the second half, they will be playing the likes of Hull, Millwall and Leicester next season.
45+1'
Last meaningful attack of the half comes from the visitors, but the cross from the left is headed away from navy blue shirts by Givet.
45'
Two minutes of added time at the end of the first half.
43'
Olsson comes on for Dunn, who has picked up an injury here.
42'
Di Santo is caught offside from Caldwell's raking ball upfield.
40'
Pedersen once again with a poor set piece delivery, the ball sailing over the crowded box and out of play.
39'
Blackburn have a free-kick inches from the Wigan byline now. Hoilett brought down by McCarthy.
37'
And McArthur fouls a sprinting Yakubu for just a warning.
36'
Wigan corner leads to nothing more than a Blackburn break...
35'
What a cross from Di Santo! And how does Moses not bury that header? Almost nodded it more away from goal than anything.
34'
I have word from @aled_fellowes that the Ewood Chicken account has already been suspended. A crying shame if you ask me. Even if it was set to overtake my follower count within hours of its creation.
32'
...it's headed back across goal from the far post but Di Santo appears to nick it out of Moses' path! Maloney off-target with the follow-up.
31'
Pedersen fouls Moses and Wigan have a tasty set piece on the right wing. Going to be crossed in...
30'
Another Blackburn move ends when Modeste fouls McCarthy.
29'
@JohnPordum: "Yakuba to Modeste, modeste to the chicken, the chicken scores. If Carlsberg ran Blackburn..." @patsdonnelly: "Maybe the fans were attempting a literal and very rudimentary version of "Feed The Yak And He Will Score" #BlackburnChicken" @TheApe01: "It's like poultry in motion..." Keep them coming! @liamhappe the channel.
28'
Pedersen takes it... well off-target. Not one of his better efforts.