Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

It's poor, poor defending. Three of them should have shoved Josh Laurent out and Tyrese Campbell is not going to miss from there. It's game over now.

Blackburn's Tyler Morton goes into the book for bringing down Will Smallbone.

One booking apiece for either side, now.

Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

There's a better tempo about Blackburn now but the final ball is still not good enough. They still can't string those passes together.

Another Blackburn corner, their third in quick succession, which is once again delivered into the box by Tyler Morton.

Again, Stoke clear it away, but only into the path of Sammie Szmodics who fires a powerful shot towards goal but it's well blocked by the hosts.

Tyrese Campbell heads out a Blackburn corner as soon as it gets sent into the Stoke box.

The visitors take it again through Tyler Morton but Stoke clear it away soon after.

It's just not going Blackburn's way tonight.

Stoke's Dujon Sterling goes into the book for delaying taking a throw-in.

Meanwhile, Ben Brereton Diaz tries to work a shot in at a tight angle in the Stoke box but the hosts deal with the danger.

Blackburn try to go on the counter from a Stoke corner.

Ryan Hedges does well to break into the Potters' half of the field but he's swiftly closed down by the hosts.

Meanwhile in League Two, it's still 2-2 between Crewe and Salford.

No repeat of the four-goal first half just yet.

Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

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Blackburn can't get a grip on the ball, they keep giving it away. And they look very open, particularly on their left-hand side.

Alex Neil's gamplan has worked to a tee. He knew Blackburn would play the ball around at the back so he's pressed them and he's dominated the midfield area with the three in there.

We're an hour into this game and Blackburn are yet to register a shot on target.

Who saw that coming heading into this game? Rovers are currently on a four-game winning run.

Mark Atkins
Former Blackburn midfielder on BBC Radio Lancashire

Will Smallbone can't belive he's missed that one. He smashed it over the bar with his left foot from five yards.

The two chances he has missed are just about the only things he has done wrong all night.

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How has he missed that?!

Will Smallbone runs into the box unmarked to work onto Tyrese Campbell's short delivery but he slices his shot over the Blackburn crossbar.

Stoke really should be 3-0 up at the moment.

Ben Brereton Diaz replaces Tyrhys Dolan in a straight swap for Blackburn.

Meanwhile the hosts make two further changes with Ryan Hedges and Tyler Morton coming on for Sorba Thomas and John Buckley.

Buckley pulled up with an injury from that Will Smallbone chance just now.

Great flowing bit of build-up play from Stoke which is created by some quick thinking from Will Smallbone.

He plays through the middle and makes a run into the box and tries to get on the end of a Ki-Jana Hoever cross but Blackburn just about deal with it.

Lewis Travis comes inches away from a stunning response for Blackburn as he lets fly from long range.

Jack Bonham dives to his right but it's the wrong side of the Stoke post.

The 1,695 Blackburn fans behind the goal thought it had gone in.

Blackburn need a response against Stoke and they need it now.

But they look lethargic and are too easily closed down every time they have possession.

Stoke passing the ball around well in the opening few minutes of the second half.

Josh Laurent is teed up and looks to send in a low cross from the left but his effort is tame and is well dealt with by Blackburn keeper Aynsley Pears.

Blackburn get the second half under way.

Can they inspire a comeback or are Stoke going to bring their winning run down?

Neither side make any changes as we return.

Ged Scott
BBC Sport at the Bet 365 Stadium

Stoke City have been the absolute benchmark for inconsistency this season.

They have only once put together back-to-back league wins this season, back in October when they beat Sheffield United and won at Alex Neil's old club Preston in successive matches.

But, after Ki-Jana Hoever's double, they look on course to do it tonight. And, after two successive blanks, the goals are suddenly flying in.

Five at Neil's most recent former club Sunderland last weekend - and now two more from an on-loan right-back who has tripled his career haul in one night. It might not have so far been the tidiest of games so far but, thanks to Hoever, they already look set to clean up.