Blackburn: Robinson, Ooijer, Nelsen, Givet, Warnock, Diouf, Grella, Kerimoglu, Pedersen, Samba, McCarthy.
Subs: Bunn, Dunn, Khizanishvili, Andrews, Villanueva, Olsson, Doran.
Wigan: Kirkland, Boyce, Scharner, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Watson, Cattermole, N'Zogbia, Mido, Rodallega.
Subs: Pollitt, Edman, Koumas, De Ridder, Kapo, Zaki, Brown.
Referee: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire)

"Samba up front, Sam? I guess that's the best you can come up with.." is the kind of mature comment that's being thrown at this side, as Blackburn take the lead with a GOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

after a corner in the last minute of the first half. Benni McCarthy gets up to head. What does that have to do with Samba? Well luckily we have the Rams' Robbie Savage commentating: Robbie Savage: "Chris Samba has caused Wigan problems all half and it was he who put Chris Kirkland under pressure for the goal just by his presence."

Whatever. 1-0, and safety beckons already, before the half-time pint and pie, not necessarily in that order.