Ryan Alebiosu's turn to get involved in the Rovers attack on the right but his low cross is flicks off a defender and behind.

Yuri Ribeiro's curling corner is glanced behind for another by Stan Mills, with Todd Cantwell swinging it in from the other side.

The ball drops to Sam Morsy on the edge of the box but his left-foot half volley flies well over.

Lincoln send a long ball down the field and once again manage to pick-up the second ball on the edge of the Southampton box.

Rob Street cuts inside from the left and then sends a shot low towards the bottom left-hand corner but Daniel Peretz makes a really good save to get there.

The Saints keeper had to be switched on there and he makes a really good stop.

Blackburn are definitely targeting the left flank, defender by Harry Clarke, for their attacks but Yuri Ribeiro once again strays offside.

The Lilywhites back-line looks far more organised than their Rovers counterparts at present, perhaps unsurprisingly so given their flux.

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A first shot on target for the Saints.

Kuryu Matsuki makes a dart infield from the right-hand side and gets past two Lincoln defenders before trying to curl one towards goal.

The strike is comfortably dealt with by Imps keeper George Wickens.

Grappling in the area from a corner and the hosts have a penalty!

Better from Stoke - Ethan Galbraith has already scored twice from midfield this season and is encouraged to shoot by the crowd. He obliges, and a shot is deflected over.

Preston defender Harry Clarke takes an incredible touch to a long diagonal ball into his box and tries to nod it back to keeper Daniel Iversen all in one motion, but he is barged out of the way by Oladapo Afolayan who manages to step past the keeper with his first touch but Jordan Storey is on hand to tidy up in his own six yard box.

Dangerous from Charlton as they win a free-kick, Tyreece Campbell's shot is then half blocked before Ivan Mesik has a powerful shot charged down.

The hosts still can't clear their lines and Lloyd Jones slices a shot wide.

Blackburn showing some positive play in attack but they are stopped in their tracks by the offside flag after neat work from Ryoya Morishita on the left of the area.

Another chance for the hosts inside five minutes.

Southampton try playing the ball out from the back but lose possession inside the centre-circle as Flynn Downes is tackled.

Freddie Draper is then quickly found in space, he drives forward and strikes from distance but his low and powerful effort narrowly flies wide of the left-hand post.

Good hands from Aynsley Pears to claim a curling cross from the right but in his hast to launch an attack he sends the ball clean out.

Rovers keep coming, however, and the ball breaks in behind the North End defence for Todd Cantwell but his low shot is blocked by the boot of Daniel Iversen. First opening of the game.

A gloriously sunny afternoon in the Potteries and some pretty bright football to go with it early on. Both sides are looking to move the ball quickly but are yet to test the goalkeeepers.

Early corner for the visitors, in all red in the Red Rose derby, but Yuri Ribeiro's inswinging corner is swatted away from under his bar by keeper Daniel Iversen, though ref Anthony Backhouse blows for a foul on the keeper.

Lincoln have started well and a kick-off routine nearly pays off for the hosts.

The ball is hoofed up into the air by the Imps and the ball falls to them on the edge of the box.

Andrei Coubis has a shot that is blocked before Rob Street threatens at the back post, looking to get on the end of a cross but it is headed behind for a corner.

Southampton then deal with the resulting set-piece.

We've told you Rovers have only one fit centre-half.

We were told it would be midfielder Sam Morsy who would end up slotting in alongside Sean McLoughlin at the back, novel experience on his 600th career appearance, bit for now it looks like Kristi Montgomery is the one dropping deeper with Adam Forshaw taking his place in the middle.

Preston concede a free-kick inside 15 seconds... bodes well for a feisty derby.

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Away we go at Lincoln, Stoke and Preston.

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Some atmosphere at Deepdale already where the players head out of the tunnel into a cauldron of noise.

Similar story at Lincoln, back in the 'big time' of the second-tier after 65 years and at Stoke, where it's a fascinating game between early strugglers and early pace-setters.