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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 02:01 GMT+1


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And now Al Habsi has to leave his area to get another inviting ball clear, this one on the ground through the middle.
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Dunn's cross-field loft pass intends to pick out Hoilett, but Caldwell heads it back to his keeper.
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Di Santo crosses low from the left but his former club get the ball clear.
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Blackburn appear to be going 4-3-3 tonight. Only a win will do if they are to take their survival battle to the final day of the season.
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Wigan kick off the first half. This relegation dogfight is underway!
19:55
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19:50
Mark Clattenburg is the man in the middle for this big game this evening.
19:45
15 minutes away from kick-off now, and here's a summary of the potential relegation rammifications: Blackburn are relegated with a draw or a defeat; Wigan stay up with a victory; a draw means Wigan would have to suffer a nine-goal swing on the final day to be relegated; a defeat means Wigan could be overtaken by one or both of Bolton and Blackburn on the final day.
19:40
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez: "We can't do that (play for a point), we're not that type of team. We're a team that needs to get on the ball and control games ourselves. We need to be brave in attack and defend with good intensity. We have played with bravery, been physically very strong and have enjoyed our football. That is a reflection of the hard work of the players on the training ground and that pleases me more than anything. The football club reacted to adversity."
19:35
Blackburn manager Steve Kean: "I feel as if (nerves) can give a positive edge. Sometimes you can look at the lads and think they are a little bit nervous and there is a negative energy, but they have looked bright and sharp on the training ground."
19:30
In-form Wigan are unchanged, and Di Santo has shaken off a calf problem to start up front for the visitors this evening.
19:25
Olsson returns for the home side after missing three games with a groin niggle. Orr makes it back to the starting XI as well following an Achilles injury. Goodwillie takes a place on the bench following his community service order last week for an incident in Glasgow last month.
19:20
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TEAMS - Blackburn: Robinson, Orr, Dann, Givet, Martin Olsson, Hoilett, Dunn, Lowe, Pedersen, Modeste, Yakubu. Subs: Kean, Formica, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Rochina, Marcus Olsson, Goodwillie. /// Wigan: Al Habsi, Alcaraz, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, McArthur, McCarthy, Beausejour, Moses, Di Santo, Maloney. Subs: Pollitt, Crusat, Ben Watson, Gomez, Sammon, Rodallega, Diame.