Three minutes of added time will be played.

Rovers have created little in this second half and have been well-beaten.

Stoke have another corner. Beattie nearly gets a clear header, but Salgado clears behind.

This match is over as a serious contest as both teams start to go through the motions.

Stoke win yet another corner and Higginbotham shoots wide from the edge of the area.

Robinson makes another decent save from a Stoke corner. Ricardo Fuller thought he had scored there.

Rovers win a free-kick on the edge of Stoke's area. Brett Emerton fires over. Rovers are staring at another away defeat here.

Stoke win another corner. Danny Higginbotham nearly gets his second, but Martin Olsson clears off the line.

Franco di Santo is pushed forward to support lone striker Nikola Kalinic as Sam Allardyce seeks a way back into this game.

A corner for Stoke. Paul Robinson keeps Rovers in the match, saving superbly from Ryan Shawcross' header.

The quality of this contest is not improving as the fouls continue to stack up.

Brett Emerton gets into a decent position down Stoke's left flank, but his final pass is a poor one.

There are no interval changes from either manager.

Stoke have not built on their early goal - Rovers have had the better chances in a scrappy half.

Chimbonda clears behind to give Stoke a corner. Martin Olsson clears.

Stoke are down to 10 men as Andy Wilkinson's head injury needs more treatment.

Steven N'Zonzi strides forward from midfield but his effort is always rising and sails over.

Stoke finally clear to relieve a spell of heavy pressure.

Rovers win a fifth corner as the pressure builds from Rovers.

The third corner in quick succession is cleared off the line from Samba's effort.

Sorensen punches behind when he could have caught the cross. Dean Whitehead clears behind for another corner, but Pedersen's delivery is again put behind, this time by the keeper.

The match is not being helped by constant infringements - this is a scrappy affair.

Brett Emerton fouls Matthew Etherington as Stoke make a quick break., but the referee keeps his cards in his pocket.

The match is lacking fluency as both teams struggle to produce a series of passes.

Andy Wilkinson suffered a cut to the head and is taken off the field for treatment.

Pedersen, Blackburn's own long throw specialist, delivers into the box but the whistle goes for a foul on Thomas Sorensen.

Stoke win another corner but Pedersen hacks clear after the ball bounces around the box.

Rovers have a good chance to equalise - Morten Gamst Pedersen whips in an excellent cross from the left but Franco di Santo heads over when unmarked.

Matthew Etherington has a chance to shoot from a free-kick 20 yards out, but he curls well over.

Thomas Sorensen gathers an aimless long ball from Rovers that poses no threat to the hosts. They need to do better than that if they are to draw level.

Ryan Shawcross and Ryan Nelsen battle for a long ball and the Stoke man gets the final touch as the ball flies over Paul Robinson's crossbar.

Martin Olsson goes down in the Stoke box but the penalty appeals are waved away.

Ricardo Fuller bundles the ball into the net but he is penalised for a foul.

Stoke win another corner as the hosts' maintain their early pressure.

Stoke win a corner after Pascal Chimbonda is caught in possession in his own half.

Delap gets a chance to deliver a trademark long throw, but Samba clears. He and Ryan Nelsen have important jobs to do today.

Blackburn win the first corner of the match. Morten Gamst Pedersen's delivery is headed clear by Delap.

Stoke have started brightly as Rovers struggle to retain possession.

Franco di Santo fouls Rory Delap in a dangerous area. Liam Lawrence's delivery is cleared by Christopher Samba.