Referee David Coote sounds his whistle.

An impeccably observed silence, followed by The Last Post.

Kick-off is moments away.

It is Remembrance Sunday and prior to kick-off, the ground will hold a period of silence in memory of those who have fallen in conflict.

Here come the players.

They are accompanied by three members of the armed forces each carrying wreathes.

Kevin Gallacher
Former Blackburn striker on BBC Radio Lancashire

Jon Dahl Tomasson always looks really calm on the touchline but he will have some nerves today.

His stomach will be going round like a tumble dryer.

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This is what the top of the Championship looks like headed into today's East Lancs derby.

So all we want to know is this - who's going top ahead of the World Cup break?

A win for either side today would send them into first position.

Let us know using #bbcefl on social media.

Paul Weller
Former Burnley midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

Today is all about two teams that are very level - you can see that from the league table - and I don't think it's going to be as physcial or 'at war' as when I played in the 1990s.

But the atmosphere is electric and I'm sure there will be a tasty tackle or two involved.

BBC Radio Lancashire

We cannot bring you live radio commentary of this match on this page, I'm afraid.

But the fine folks at BBC Radio Lancashire are in position at Turf Moor to take you through the action on all frequencies.

If you're in the catchment area, grab a radio and tune in.

Here's how today's sides line up.

Josh Brownhill returns some suspension for Burnley, with Ashley Barnes also returning to the starting XI, with Bastien and Nathan Tella dropping to the bench. Jay Rodriguez misses out on selection.

Meanwhile, Blackburn make plenty of changes following their Carabao Cup win over West Ham in midweek.

Sam Szmodics misses out for the visitors with a tight hamstring, with Scott Wharton and Harry Pickering dropping to the bench. Clinton Mola and Jake Garrett start.

Burnley: Muric, Vitinho, Harwood-Bellis, Beyer, Maatsen, Cullen, Cork, Brownhill, Zaroury, Benson, Barnes.

Subs: Peacock-Farrell, Taylor, Roberts, Bastien, Gudmundsson, Tella, Derisoglu.

Blackburn: Kaminski, Hedges, Hyam, Ayala, Mola, Brittain, Travis, Garrett, Gallagher, Brereton Diaz.

Subs: Pears, Pickering, S Wharton, Buckley, Dack, Dolan, Vale.

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

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Clear blue skies and bright sunshine above Turf Moor and crisp November morning in East Lancashire the perfect backdrop to this fierce local rivalry.

Both team buses managed to worm their way through the streets of Burnley with police dotted on almost every corner, a heavy police presence on the motorways and roads leading into the town, for a fixture which hasn't been played since 2016 in the league.

The winner will be top of the table for the World Cup break, a fact which might be easily forgotten by supporters, a win for them in this fixture is everything.

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Will Blackburn let the enormity of today's Lancashire derby against Burnley get to them when they take the field?

Rovers boss Jon Dahl Tomasson doesn't think so.

"My players always play with passion but use their brain and don't do unnecessarily stupid things. I'm not afraid at all," he told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"Football is for fans. When you have local derbies where it's very close, it's a massive game between two teams top of the league, two teams with a long history, that makes it exciting.

"We want to make our fans happy and proud and give them the feeling of going to work on Monday with a smile on their face."

In one of his first interviews after his appointment, Burnley boss Vincent Kompany played down their chances this season, saying that an immediate return to the top flight was "not essential" despite their level of debt.

Fast forward five months and he has turned Burnley into promotion contenders but Kompany is similarly coy about his side's prospects in today's derby.

"I don't speculate too much. It wouldn't make any difference to me whether we go top [by beating Blackburn] or not. I want to win in every game because that is what we do," the 36-year-old told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"It's a special one as well because it's a derby but I'm not going to stare myself blind at the league table at the moment.

"I like to give it the importance it deserves. Unless you coach one of the top 10 clubs in Europe, where do you get your trophies from or your moments?

"You get it from rivalries and it's sad when you lose and great when you win and I'm fine with that. It's something I like to embrace but it doesn't mean I change the preparation."

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Of the four Lancashire clubs competing in the Championship this season, it is fierce rivals Burnley and Blackburn Rovers who are challenging at the top of the table.

Ahead of the World Cup break, they face each other at Turf Moor in a huge game which could decide who goes top.

With derby bragging rights up for grabs as well as a valuable three points, the East Lancashire derby gets under way very soon.