Aleksandar Mitrovic draws a decent save from Blackburn goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski after some lovely close control.

Hmm.

Neco Williams goes down in the Blackburn area after a nudge in the back from Harry Pickering.

It would maybe have been a bit soft but I probably have seen them given.

Blackburn have really struggled for goals of late and they'll need to find one today if they're to get anything from this.

First and foremost though they need to make sure they don't fall further behind before the break as Fabio Carvalho is played in wide of goal but can't get power on his shot

Well, Harrogate's lead did not last long!

Luke Molyneux weaves his way past a couple of defenders before finishing coolly to equalise for Hartlepool.

We have a goal - but it's come in Yorkshire rather than on the banks of the Thames.

Luke Armstrong's low finish has given Harrogate the lead over Hartlepool in the meeting of League Two's mid-table teams.

Oh, that's nice.

Blackburn do really well to press Fulham high up the pitch but Tim Ream shows great composure to pass to Jean Michael Seri and get the Whites out of it

The attack comes to nothing but good stuff nonetheless.

Well, the good news for Blackburn is that by this time in the reverse fixture they were already 2-0 down.

Fulham have enjoyed the better of it so far but Rovers certainly look like they have something to offer on the counter.

Fulham keep the ball for what feels like an age but can't quite fashion an opening.

Two Blackburn players have picked up knocks and defender Deyovaisio Zeefuik is forced off.

Joe Rankin-Costello is on in his place.

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Aleksandar Mitrovic goes down in the area and the home side scream for a penalty.

I think he more slips than anything else.

Neco Williams gets in down the Fulham right but his cross is cut out at the near post.

The corner is eventually caught by Rovers goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski after its recycled a couple of times.

Blackburn are playing without a recognised number nine this afternoon in the ongoing absence of the injured Ben Brereton Diaz.

It'll present a different kind of challenge for the Fulham defence when Rovers break forward.

Straight down the other end Aleksandar Mitrovic has his first sight of goal.

The Fulham marksman creates a little bit of room with some good movement but can't flick his header on target.

Very bright run from deep from Ryan Giles.

Nobody from Fulham really closes him down and the Wolves loanee ends up sending a shot over from 25 yards.

Games across the country are starting with an applause of solidarity for the people of Ukraine and screens will be showing he message Football Stands Together this weekend.

On the pitch the home side have settled the quicker in these opening exchanges but no chances of note as yet.

We're under way at Craven Cottage.

Can Fulham extend their lead at the top of the table or will Blackburn spring a surprise?

We've also got an early kick off in League Two this afternoon.

Harrogate, in 14th place, host 13th-placed Hartlepool with both teams looking like they'll have more than enough to avoid getting dragged into trouble but not quite enough to trouble the top seven.

However, should there be a winner in this one they might just think they could put a run together to sneak a play-off finish.

There's always someone that comes out of the pack.

Fulham are at what you could probably argue was about full strength as they look for a third straight win. I saw someone on Twitter call their XI today "deluxe", which seems pretty accurate.

Blackburn remain without injured talisman Ben Brereton Diaz. They give a start to former Netherlands Under-21 international defender Deyovaisio Zeefuik.

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Blackburn had made a fairly steady start to the season when Fulham visited Ewood Park on 3 November.

What followed was an absolutely chastening, but also pivotal match, in their season.

Already 2-0 down, Rovers were reduced to 10 men after 30 minutes when Jan Paul van Hecke was sent off.

And though they made it through to half-time without things getting worse, they absolutely capitulated in the second half, conceding five more times to fall to a club-record 7-0 home defeat.

Boss Tony Mowbray was pragmatic in the aftermath, saying his side simply had to "draw a line under it and move on".

How right he was, his charges then won seven of their subsequent eight matches to climb into promotion contention and, despite a tricky recent run, they remain right in the hunt for a play-off place.

Still, even Mowbray would probably admit that three points at Craven Cottage today would mean just that little bit more.

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Fulham are flying.

Marco Silva's men start the day nine points clear at the top of the Championship table and promotion back to the Premier League looks like an inevitability.

In Aleksandar Mitrovic they have a man who had broken the Championship goalscoring record before the end of February and they've lost just once in their past 10 league games.

However, today's play-off chasing opponents Blackburn don't have just one single reason to want to take the points back to Lancashire this afternoon. They've got seven...

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