Fulham vs Blackburn Rovers: LIVE match updates from Craven Cottage
- Rovers face the league leaders in the early kick-off
- Zeefuik set to replace the injured Nyambe, Rothwell also fit
- Ayala, Edun, Poveda, Dack, Markanday and Brereton all out
- Fulham eight points clear at the top of the division
12:32pm
We're under way
12:31pm
Minute's applause ahead of kick-off
12:30pm
Harrison Reed and Tosin Adarabioyo both go over to the Rovers dug-out ahead of kick-off and shake hands with all of the coaching staff
12:28pm
Big match atmosphere inside Craven Cottage
12:28pm
Here come the players, Darragh Lenihan leads out the yellows
12:18pm
David Webb the referee this afternoon.
His two Rovers games this season were the opening day win over Swansea City and the 1-0 defeat at QPR.
95 red cards and three yellows handed out in 26 games this season.
12:17pm
Looks like we might be heading for a sell-out here, filling up quickly. Paper clappers for the home fans which should be fun.
11:56am
Rovers players out to warm up. Yellow kit in action today.
11:54am
Still only three stands open at Fulham, the large main stand over the far side just housing the dug-outs.
That’s what there’s a reduced allocation for travelling supporters, Rovers selling out their 1,600 tickets.
At £35 for adults and a 12:30 kick-off, that’s some going.
11:40am
Still no Bradley Dack for Rovers but he is getting near to being back on the bench.
The Under-23s game he was supposed to play in on Monday was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
There is the chance of Rovers arranging a behind closed doors game for him next week to boost his chances of featuring on the bench for the first-team in the coming weeks.
“I talk to Bradley a lot and he has to put it into context, it’s been a long, long time. A week here or there doesn’t really matter,” Mowbray said.
“I’ve told him my thoughts and for the supporters, they shouldn’t expect the Bradley Dack of pre-Wigan 2019, just to emerge on the pitch and start scoring every time he touches the ball almost and getting man of the match in nearly every game he plays.
“He’s been out a long, long time and we need to ease him back.
“He needs to play minutes, keep working hard, keep training, and even when he’s ready for our team it’ll be cameo parts of games, probably for the majority, if not all, this season.”
11:37am
Rovers subs: Pears, Rankin-Costello, Davenport, Rothwell, Buckley, Hedges, Gallagher
11:33am
Ex-Rovers watch on the Fulham side: Tosin Adarabioyo and Harrison Reed start, Tom Cairney misses out through injury.
Fulham: Rodak, Williams, Adarabioyo, Ream, Robinson, Reed, Seri, Wilson, Carvalho, Kebano, Mitrovic
Subs: Gaaziniga, Tete, Hector, Chalobah, Decordova-Reid, Cavaleiro, Muniz
11:30am
Joe Rothwell back from injury and is among the subs.
11:30am
Two changes for Rovers as Deyovaisio Zeefuik and Ryan Giles come in for Ryan Nyambe and Sam Gallagher.
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