Samba (7)
Roberts (10)
McCarthy (32)
Rinaldi (21)
BLACKBURN put their FA Cup semi-final defeat behind them with a comfortable 3-1 win over struggling WATFORD.
Shot by Bentley from 25 yards goes over the crossbar.
Free-kick by Bentley misses left of the target as Rovers go for their fourth goal.
Shot by Tugay from 25 yards is blocked by Carlisle.
Benni McCarthy is replaced by Matt Derbyshire.
David Dunn is replaced by Tugay Kerimoglu.
Rovers happy to knock the ball around as Watford struggle for answers.
Morten Gamst Pedersen is replaced by Paul Gallagher.
McCarthy shoots on the turn but is also way off the radar.
Pedersen sends in another free-kick but this time lacks the accuracy to trouble Watford.
Roberts is then caught offside as Rovers again break quickly.
Pedersen sends a wicked free-kick across the face of the goal but Foster smiothers the ball.
Bentley tries to break the net from 25 yards but Foster is right behind his shot.
McCarthy goes too early again and is caught offside.
McCarthy is caught offside again as Rovers look to go forward.
Shot by Steven Kabba is drilled right-footed from 25 yards but tipped round the post by Friedel.
James Chambers is replaced by Marlon King.
Douglas Rinaldi is replaced by Steven Kabba.
Second half at Ewood Park.
BLACKBURN take a 3-1 half-time lead over rock-bottom WATFORD at Ewood Park.
Foul by Rinaldi on Emerton - Blackburn are trying to run the clock down close to half-time.
Foul by Tamas Priskin on Bentley - Rovers will take their time with this free-kick.
Watford are refusing to buckle and keep going despite falling behind again.
Benni McCarthy reacts first to another pinpoint David Bentley cross to restore Blackburn's two-goal cushion.
Shot by Brett Emerton right-footed from 30 yards is blocked by Carlisle.
Tommy Smith is replaced by James Chambers.
Smith is down for Watford clutching his left leg - worrying for the visitors.
Shot by Dunn drilled right-footed from left channel from 20 yards is blocked by Clarke Carlisle.
Douglas Rinaldi rises high from a Hameur Bouazza cross to send a header past Brad Friedel.
Roberts tries his luck again but Foster is equal to his shot this time.
Morten Gamst Pedersen shoots from 25 yards but just misses the target.
Roberts goes down under a challenge from Jordan Stewart but is quickly up on his feet.
David Dunn is caught offside as Rovers look to put the game beyond Watford.
Gavin Mahon looks to halve the deficit but his effort is saved by Brad Friedel.
Jason Roberts latches onto a Bentley pass to send a drilled right-footed shot past Foster to give Blackburn a 2-0 lead.
Foster has it back and is taking his time as he tries to calm struggling Watford.
Chris Samba climbs high to head a David Bentley corner past Foster from close range to put Blackburn 1-0 in front.
Ben Foster gets his first touch of the evening with a goal-kick.
Tommy Smith is caught offside as Watford look to spring an early attack.
Watford must take maximum points to boost their fading hopes of pulling off their very own 'Great Escape'.
Blackburn looking to bounce back after their heart-breaking FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea.
Kick off at Ewood Park.
Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Dunn, Mokoena, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy
Referee: C Foy (Merseyside)
Watford: Foster, Mariappa, Carlisle, DeMerit, Stewart, Smith, Mahon, Francis, Rinaldi, Priskin, Bouazza
Blackburn Rovers
Watford
Full time
BLACKBURN put their FA Cup semi-final defeat behind them with a comfortable 3-1 win over struggling WATFORD.
Shot by Bentley from 25 yards goes over the crossbar.
Free-kick by Bentley misses left of the target as Rovers go for their fourth goal.
Shot by Tugay from 25 yards is blocked by Carlisle.
Substitution
Benni McCarthy is replaced by Matt Derbyshire.
Substitution
David Dunn is replaced by Tugay Kerimoglu.
Rovers happy to knock the ball around as Watford struggle for answers.
Substitution
Morten Gamst Pedersen is replaced by Paul Gallagher.
McCarthy shoots on the turn but is also way off the radar.
Pedersen sends in another free-kick but this time lacks the accuracy to trouble Watford.
Roberts is then caught offside as Rovers again break quickly.
Pedersen sends a wicked free-kick across the face of the goal but Foster smiothers the ball.
Bentley tries to break the net from 25 yards but Foster is right behind his shot.
McCarthy goes too early again and is caught offside.
McCarthy is caught offside again as Rovers look to go forward.
Shot by Steven Kabba is drilled right-footed from 25 yards but tipped round the post by Friedel.
Substitution
James Chambers is replaced by Marlon King.
Substitution
Douglas Rinaldi is replaced by Steven Kabba.
Second half
Second half at Ewood Park.
Half time
BLACKBURN take a 3-1 half-time lead over rock-bottom WATFORD at Ewood Park.
Foul by Rinaldi on Emerton - Blackburn are trying to run the clock down close to half-time.
Foul by Tamas Priskin on Bentley - Rovers will take their time with this free-kick.
Watford are refusing to buckle and keep going despite falling behind again.
Goal
Benni McCarthy reacts first to another pinpoint David Bentley cross to restore Blackburn's two-goal cushion.
Shot by Brett Emerton right-footed from 30 yards is blocked by Carlisle.
Substitution
Tommy Smith is replaced by James Chambers.
Smith is down for Watford clutching his left leg - worrying for the visitors.
Shot by Dunn drilled right-footed from left channel from 20 yards is blocked by Clarke Carlisle.
Goal
Douglas Rinaldi rises high from a Hameur Bouazza cross to send a header past Brad Friedel.
Roberts tries his luck again but Foster is equal to his shot this time.
Morten Gamst Pedersen shoots from 25 yards but just misses the target.
Roberts goes down under a challenge from Jordan Stewart but is quickly up on his feet.
David Dunn is caught offside as Rovers look to put the game beyond Watford.
Gavin Mahon looks to halve the deficit but his effort is saved by Brad Friedel.
Goal
Jason Roberts latches onto a Bentley pass to send a drilled right-footed shot past Foster to give Blackburn a 2-0 lead.
Foster has it back and is taking his time as he tries to calm struggling Watford.
Goal
Chris Samba climbs high to head a David Bentley corner past Foster from close range to put Blackburn 1-0 in front.
Ben Foster gets his first touch of the evening with a goal-kick.
Tommy Smith is caught offside as Watford look to spring an early attack.
Watford must take maximum points to boost their fading hopes of pulling off their very own 'Great Escape'.
Blackburn looking to bounce back after their heart-breaking FA Cup semi-final defeat by Chelsea.
Kickoff
Kick off at Ewood Park.
Awaiting Kickoff
Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Bentley, Dunn, Mokoena, Pedersen, Roberts, McCarthy
Awaiting Kickoff
Referee: C Foy (Merseyside)
Awaiting Kickoff
Watford: Foster, Mariappa, Carlisle, DeMerit, Stewart, Smith, Mahon, Francis, Rinaldi, Priskin, Bouazza