Stan Mills is off for the hosts, with the flying Odel Offiah coming on the final 22 minutes and change.

Daniel Iversen sets Preston away on a perfect break, sending Johnny Kenny tearing down the right with a long clearance before sliding a perfect low cross in for Jusef Erabi who throws himself at the ball but can't quite get the crucial touch in the middle.

Jayden Fevrier almost makes an instant impact as he swings in a glorious left-footed effort from well outside the box on the left, arching the ball past Daniel Iversen but seeing it come back off the face of the bar.

Would have been a worldie!

That's Rovers' first shot on goal in 30 minutes - their goal didn't come from a shot, of course...

Having seen a replay of the earlier red card, Dan McNamara was shown a second yellow for running halfway across the pitch to tell the referee that a Stoke player should be booked for a foul.

Not the best way to gets ent off - if there is such a thing of course...

Crazy from Harry Clarke who tussles with Ryoya Morishita after clearing his lines before hurling him to the ground off the ball.

Needless booking and the temperature rises another notch.

Blackburn's turn to change things up as Jayden Fevrier and Hayden Carter are on for the visitors in place of Oladapo Afolayan and Adam Forshaw.

Both the teams make changes after the hour mark.

Southampton's Divin Mubama and Sam Edozie have come on for Cyle Larin and Leo Scienza.

Lincoln bring on three new faces with Reeco Hackett, Yunus Konak and Mikkel Ladefoged coming on for Ivan Varfolomeev, Sonny Bradley and Rob Street.

A very valid point, Rich. More power to the Championship for retaining its stars.

As you would expect with a four goal lead and a one-man advantage, the sting has totally gone out of this one.

Stoke make a triple change and give USA midfielder Jack McGlynn his first taste of the Championship.

All-change.

Johnny Kenny, Jusef Erabi and Andrija Vukcevic are on for the hosts with Delano Burgzorg, Caleb Wiley and two-goal Callum Lang making way.

No matchball to go with his four shirts this afternoon.

How on earth has that not gone in?!

Leo Scienza cuts inside from the left and curls one towards the far corner but it strikes the right post, bounces across goal and hits the other post, before bouncing into the grateful arms of the Lincoln goalkeeper George Wickens.

Scienza can't believe it!

Aynsley Pears keeps Rovers in it.

Leo Leroy threads Delano Burgzorg into space in the box and he sends in a low shot which Pears does brilliantly to get down to his right to tip away.

The Rovers fans behind the goal are trying to suck the ball into the goal at that end of Deepdale but have to settle for another corner, for now.

It's wasted again, however.

Southampton certainly did well to keep the Brazilian.

All Rovers now and they win another corner, but opt to take it short and end up sending Preston away on the break.

End-to-end stuff as Rovers win it back and roar down the field with Ryan Alebiosu's low cross almost finding Andri Gudjohnsen and needing a sprawling save from Daniel Iversen.

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Charlton's day goes from dreadful to absolutely awful as Dan McNamara is shown his second yellow card!

He only came on after 26 minutes...

Leo Scienza is really enjoying his football today as he chases a goal.

The winger makes a slick run past a number of Lincoln defenders from the left but his shot is way off target, flying over the bar.

Bad minute for Stan Mills who now has a booking to go with his own goal after a meaty challenge on Todd Cantwell.

If Stoke keep finding the target, Phil, who knows...