Hornets keeper Daniel Bachmann flies to the edge of his box to intercept a curling ball towards Elijah Adebayo, the home fans insist he handled it across the line, but the officials think he dropped it as it crossed the whitewash.

Liam Lindsay goes into the book for kicking the ball away.

That's Preston's second booking in the opening 20 minutes or so.

CJ Hamilton races through on the wing as Blackpool go on the attack having broken into the Preston half.

He plays a one-two in the box and then drives low at Preston keeper Freddie Woodman and wins a corner which is immediately cleared.

Blackpool then send a long throw-in into the box but it's well dealt with by the hosts.

Derek Payne
Former Watford midfielder on BBC Three Counties Radio

The referee has done well. He's seen every free-kick and he's kept his cards in his pocket so far.

Carlton Morris and Ryan Porteous renew acquaintances... more specifically Morris tries an overhead kick following a deep Luton corner, which catches Porteous in the face. Another free-kick to Watford.

Porteous is slow to his feet but will play on, encouraged by a less than sympathetic home crowd.

Luton see the game's first corner cleared towards midfield, Amari Bell is the man back on halfway and, it's derby day, why not have a crack... he fizzes a first-time half-volley three yards wide from about 40 yards out.

Nailed-on Puskas if that flies in...

There's a bit of needle in this derby now.

Kick-off is delayed following Brad Potts' opener after a flare is thrown onto the pitch then it kicks off between the players.

Fresh after his goal, Potts goes into the book for a reckless tackle on James Husband.

Brett Ormerod
Former Blackpool striker on BBC Radio Lancashire

It's a great ball in from Andrew Hughes. Blackpool don't deal with it. He gets half a yard on his man and scores from a difficult angle.

He's hit it with some power. Game on. That's really ignited this game.

Luton's leading scorer Carlton Morris is the latest to concede a free-kick for an incident involving Watford's Ryan Porteous.

The referee has a word but seems understandably keen to keep his cards in his pocket for as long as possible today.

Keshi Anderson hits the post as Blackpool go on the attack now.

Preston keeper Freddie Woodman dives to try and stop it but Anderson just had him beaten at the near post.

The Hatters' Allan Campbell tries to slalom his way down the left flank but runs out of space, the ball rolling over the byline for a goal kick.

The Watford fans massed behind the goal were bussed in on double-deckers with Harry Potter branding this morning, but we're awaiting the first hint of magic this afternoon.

Big chance from Preston to take the lead in this derby early on.

They force Blackpool keeper Chris Maxwell into a fine save after Ben Whiteman shoots following a short corner.

Tom Cannon then goes down trying to fire in on the rebound but referee Andre Marriner says nothing doing.

Two free-kicks were awarded in the opening 48 seconds, Keinan Davis the culprit at one end and then Elijah Adebayo at the other.

Going to be a busy afternoon for referee Josh Smith.

There's a decent atmosphere at Deepdale this afternoon and it's an energetic start from both sides.

Blackpool race into the Preston box inside the opening minute, forcing Freddie Woodman into scooping up the ball.

Leon Barnett
Former Luton defender on BBC Three Counties Radio

The atmosphere is unbelievable. I don't think I have ever seen the ground so packed.

It might be lunchtime but what an atmosphere there is inside a sold-out Kenilworth Road. This is the first time in 17 years these sides have played here infront of fans and boy, are they making up for lost time!

Right then. Let's get going.

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