FT: Fulham 3 Blackburn 0

FT The referee blows his whistle for full-time. Fulham have won 3-0 to maintain their mid-table spot. Blackburn will be disappointed but they look capable of staying away from danger.

90 Fulham are keeping the ball with ease as they stroll to victory after Blackburn dominated up until the home side's opener. Roy Hodgson's side haven't looked back since that goal from Nevland.

90 Davies fails to repeat the great pass that led to Dempsey's second goal as he sends the ball straight out of play for a goal-kick.

90 There will be three minutes of additional time.

89 Dempsey has impressed tonight. The forward has worked hard throughout and has produced two good finishes to bag a couple of goals.

88 GOAL DEMPSEY! Fulham break forward as a neat pass from Davies finds Dempsey on the edge of the six-yard box. The forward turns away from Andrews and fires his effort home from close-range to give the hosts a 3-0 advantage.

88 Diouf's bid to find Andrews on the right hand side of the Fulham box is ended by Konchesky as he knocks the ball behind for a corner. The resulting flag-kick is easily cleared by Gera.

87 Hangeland knocks the ball away from the Fulham box as the hosts continue to defend at the end of this match.

86 Pantsil does well to usher the ball back to Schwarzer as Kalinic looks to increase the pressure on the Fulham defence.

85 Blackburn make their final change with Simon Davies taking the place of Duff.

84 Diouf and McCarthy are both caught offside as they look to make progress behind the Fulham defence. Time is running out for Blackburn.

83 Dempsey wastes a chance to halt Blackburn's fightback as he sends a poor pass straight to Samba. Good spell of pressure from the away side.

82 McCarthy's effort from eight yards somehow fails to lead to a Blackburn goal as the striker slices his effort and Chimbonda fails to turn the loose ball home. The action isn't over yet.

81 Fulham make their expected change as Etuhu takes the place of Greening.

80 Fulham are now keeping the ball with ease as we near the final stages of this match. The hosts look to be in a comfortable possession but you never if a goal from Blackburn could give the hosts some late jitters.

79 It looks like Fulham are preparing to make another change with Dickson Etuhu warming up.

78 Gera's low cross from the left narrowly evades an attempted flick from Nevland and Robinson is able to gather the ball.

77 Andrews' cross from the right is headed away from danger by Hangeland as Blackburn continue to pose a few questions from wide areas.

76 Duff's corner from the right is knocked wide of Robinson's far post by a flicked header from the impressive Baird on the edge of the six-yard box.

75 Dempsey wins a free-kick on the right flank as he tumbles under challenges from Grella and Nelsen. The resulting free-kick is headed away from Gera and behind for a corner by Jacobsen.

74 Duff's initial corner from the left is deflected behind for another flag-kick. The next effort is knocked away from danger by Diouf as Blackburn bid to halt Fulham's charge for another goal.

73 Samba does superbly to knock the ball behind for a corner as Dempsey bids to take control of Baird's neat through ball.

72 Hangeland's long ball forward races away from Gera and out of play for a Blackburn throw deep in their own half.

71 Kalinic sees his appeal for a penalty turned down as he tumbles under Hughes' challenge. The Blackburn sub was too quick to fall to the ground so the referee has once again made the correct decision.

70 Fulham are now in complete control of this match. They have dominated after taking the lead against the run of play and will be pleased with how their defence has recovered from a shaky start.

69 Dempsey sets Nevland through one-on-one with Robinson and the striker somehow manages to send his effort just wide of the Blackburn goalkeeper's right hand post. The Fulham striker will not enjoy seeing that miss again.

68 Blackburn quickly launch an attack as Diouf and Kalinic both sees effort blocked by the Fulham defence.

67 GOAL DEMPSEY! Duff cuts in from the left and sees his deflected effort fall to Dempsey just inside the six-yard box. The Fulham forward beats Robinson to the ball and turns his effort into an empty net. The hosts lead 2-0.

67 Blackburn make a double change as Benni McCarthy and Nikola Kalinic replace Di Santo and Roberts in attack.

66 Diouf is penalised for a handball on the right flank. He argues with the decision but the referee has once again made the correct call.

65 Pantsil wastes possession as he sends a poor pass straight out of play for a Blackburn throw-in. Both sides have looked shaky with the ball at times tonight.

64 Dunn's looping free-kick from the right is headed narrowly wide of Schwarzer's far post by Di Santo from 18 yards. The time could be right for Blackburn to make their first change.

63 Scrappy spell in this match as Greening knocks the ball out of play for a throw-in. Fulham continue to be the better side after the break but they haven't extended their lead.

62 Hangeland stands tall again as he knocks a long ball forward away from Di Santo. Blackburn need to get Dunn back at the centre of this game.

61 Gera quickly gets involved in the match as he sends a looping header from the edge of the box high over the top of the bar.

60 Fulham make their expected change as Zoltan Gera replaces Zamora.

59 It looks like Fulham will be forced to make their first change of the match as Zamora is struggling with injury.

58 Andrews' header from 12 yards doesn't cause any concern for Schwarzer as the Fulham goalkeeper easily gathers the ball at his far post.

57 Baird sees his driven effort gathered at the second attempt by Robinson as Fulham continue to dominate after the break.

56 Zamora sees a very optimistic effort from the left flank go well wide of Robinson's far post. Silly shot from the Fulham striker.

55 Jacobsen's long ball forward is headed back to Schwarzer by Hangeland as Blackburn start to run out of attacking ideas.

54 Grella's long ball forward is ushered behind for a goal-kick by Hughes as Roberts continues to work hard in attack for Blackburn.

53 Fulham have looked much more lively after the break. Dempsey is starting to become heavily involved.

52 Roberts is caught offside as he bids to reach Andrews' attempted through ball. Correct decision.

51 The resulting free-kick is cleared and Fulham break forward at speed. The move ends as Jacobsen produces a strong block to stop Dempsey's effort causing any concern.

50 Konchesky is penalised as he knocks Andrews' flicked pass away with his hand. Free-kick to Blackburn.

49 Greening produces a superb free-kick from the left that sees Dempsety send a header narrowly wide at the far post. Bright start to the half from Fulham.

48 The referee gets his next decision right as Dunn is penalised for a clumsy challenge on Dempsey.

47 Di Santo is right to look confused as he concedes a free-kick in an aerial challenge with Baird.

46 The action is back under way as Fulham see a quick passing move end as Samba clears the danger. No changes from either side at the break.

The Blackburn players are back on the field as we near the start of the second half.

Peter and Duncan, a Blackburn version of PJ and Duncan, want Benni McCarthy to come on and get Rovers ready to rumble for the second half. Let me know your views and any 90s music puns at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Colin in New Zealand thinks Fulham will 2-1. Let me know your views at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Fulham are now 1/5 to win this match with Sky Bet, Blackburn are 9/1 and you can back the draw at 100/30.

HT The referee blows his whistle for half-time after one minute of additional time. Fulham lead 1-0 but it was Blackburn who dominated the opening period. Send your thoughts at the break to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

45 That goal has come as a real surprise. Blackburn were on top with Roberts looking dangerous until Fulham's first real attack of note.

43 GOAL NEVLAND! Fulham finally produce a decent attacking move as Duff works the ball to Nevland just inside the Blackburn box. The striker beats Robinson with his driven effort to give the hosts an undeserved 1-0 lead.

43 Roberts' bid to send a curving effort into the top right hand corner of Schwarzer's goal narrowly misses its target to give Fulham a goal-kick.

42 Blackburn continue to dominate as Roberts forces Hangeland to knock the ball out of play for a throw-in on the right flank.

41 Roberts creates some space on the edge of the Fulham box and sees his weak effort easily gathered by Schwarzer at his near post.

40 The referee has a word with Pantsil and Roberts after a slight disagreement between the pair and he correctly keeps his cards in his pocket and tells them to get on with the match.

39 Diouf's poor cross from the left is easily cleared by Schwarzer on the edge of his six-yard box. The Fulham goalkeeper continues to look solid despite Blackburn's dominance.

38 Pantsil volleys the ball away from the Fulham box after a spell of Blackburn pressure. The hosts are continuing to struggle against the away side's attacking players.

37 Greening's lofted free-kick from the edge of the Blackburn box narrowly evades the onrushing forwards and goes out of play for a goal-kick.

36 The ball races away from Dunn and out of play for a goal-kick as his optimistic call for a free-kick is correctly turned down.

35 Dunn's corner from the right is knocked wide of Schwarzer's near post by Samba. Blackburn continue to dominate without testing the Fulham goalkeeper.

34 Blackburn win a corner as Konchesky is forced to knock the ball behind from 25 yards under more pressure from Roberts. The striker has been a real danger to Fulham's defence tonight.

33 Grella's attempted through ball races away from Diouf and is easily gathered by Schwarzer inside his six-yard box.

32 Roberts makes space on the right hand edge of the Fulham box but his attempt to find Di Santo is cut-out by Hangeland.

31 Greening's free-kick from the left is headed away by Nelsen and the Fulham midfielder's resulting cross is also headed clear by the powerful Blackburn defender.

30 Dempsey uses his quick feet to win a free-kick on the left flank as he is bundled to the ground by Vince Grella. Decent position for Fulham.

29 Hangeland does well to usher the ball out of play for a Fulham goal-kick as Dunn looks to put him under pressure. The Blackburn midfielder continues to impress.

28 Zamora is penalised for a handball in the Blackburn box. He shows his frustration to the referee but the official has made the right call. No need to make the now obligatory Thierry Henry handball joke.

27 Diouf has impressed so far but this isn't his best moment of the match as his cross from the right is easily gathered by Schwarzer.

26 Robinson's long ball forward is headed out of play for a throw-in on the right by Konchesky.

25 Baird's attempted through ball is headed away from the edge of the Blackburn box by Jacobsen as Fulham start to show some signs of dominance.

24 Zamora fails to read Erik Nevland's attempted through ball and Chris Samba is easily able to clear the danger. Frustrating night for Fulham's strikers so far.

23 Fulham again fail to keep the ball as Zamora's weak pass is easily intercepted by Roberts on the right flank.

22 Dunn's free-kick from the right falls to Di Santo at the near post after a mild goalmouth scramble but the Blackburn striker can only send his weak effort straight at Schwarzer.

21 Lars Jacobsen's cross from the right is headed well wide of Schwarzer's far post by Diouf. No major worries for the Fulham goalkeeper as his side sit back.

20 Fulham boss Roy Hodgson is looking frustrated. His side are known for performing better than this at Craven Cottage and he knows they will have to improve.

19 El-Hadji Diouf's deflected cross from the left falls to Andrews on the edge of the six-yard box and the midfielder can only send his effort looping over the bar. Wasted chance for Blackburn as they fail to make their dominance count.

18 Pantsil's long ball forward is easily cleared by Chimbonda as Fulham continue to waste posssession.

17 Dunn's lofted free-kick from 30 yards is easily headed clear by Zamora. The Blackburn striker will probably now wish he had a shot at goal.

16 The resulting throw-in is easily cleared by Fulham but they continue to struggle in their bid to retain possession as Blackburn's work rate continues to impress.

15 Hughes does well to stop the ball going out of play for a corner but he is forced to concede a throw-in as Roberts continues to put the Fulham defence under pressure.

14 Dunn is frustrated as he sends a poor pass straight out of play for a Fulham throw on the left flank. Rare moment of frustration in a good run of form for the midfielder.

13 Hangeland is forced to fire the ball out of play for a Blackburn throw-in as he is put under plenty of pressure by Di Santo. Fulham easily stop the resulting move from Rovers but it has not been a great start for the hosts.

12 Pascal Chimbonda's long ball forward towards Di Santo is easily headed away from danger by Brede Hangeland. That is a bit of a mismatch in the air.

11 More good work from Schwarzer as he clears the ball away from Roberts as the Blackburn strikes continues to close down the Fulham defence.

10 Bobby Zamora sees the ball bounce away from him as he looks to take control of Duff's neat pass. Ryan Nelsen is able to clear the danger.

9 Blackburn are on top as they provide Fulham with no space in their own half. Dunn has looked lively for the visitors so far.

8 First chance of the match for Fulham as Damien Duff's lofted cross from the right is headed narrowly wide of Robinson's far post by Clint Dempsey.

7 All Blackburn at the moment as Di Santo is caught offside as he he bids to reach Dunn's attempted through ball.

6 Paul Konchesky does well to cover some danger as he heads the ball back to Schwarzer while Jason Roberts attempts to charge forward.

5 Dunn's corner from the left is headed away from the Fulham box by Aaron Hughes and Keith Andrews' resulting cross is ushered behind for a corner by John Pantsil.

4 Greening concedes an early free-kick as he tangles unfairly with Dunn in the air. The resulting set-piece is knocked behind for a corner.

3 Franco Di Santo runs through one-on-one with Mark Schwarzer but the Blackburn striker wastes the chance as he sees his weak effort easily saved by the legs of the Fulham goalkeeper.

2 David Dunn's long ball down the left flank drifts straight out of play for a throw-in as the in-form midfielder fails to pose any early questions for Fulham.

1 The action is under way as Paul Robinson sees a long ball forward headed away from danger by Jonathan Greening.

Will, with a message to look out for Jack Straw among the Blackburn fans, is predicting a 1-0 win for Rovers. Let me know your thoughts at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

The players are out on the field as the Craven Cottage crowd give both sides a warm welcome with, what is now known, as the 'X-Factor' music playing in the background.

Peter is hoping for a 2-1 win for Blackburn. Does anyone think Fulham will bag the three points? Let me know at nick.hext@bskyb.com as we get ever closer to kick-off.

Stoke boss Tony Pulis is one of the famous faces in the crowd tonight. That will probably top our celeb hunt so let me know your thoughts on the football at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Here is some more information about tonight's teams: Fulham boss Roy Hodgson recalls Damien Duff to face his former club Blackburn in the Premier League clash at Craven Cottage. Duff was on the bench for the defeat to Birmingham at the weekend but is back in the starting XI along with Erik Nevland and John Pantsil. Hodgson had been considering returns for Andy Johnson and Danny Murphy but does not risk the pair. Blackburn, with Neil McDonald in charge as Sam Allardyce is scheduled for surgery on a coronary artery, have Brett Emerton out, the Australian understood to have suffered a knee injury. Keith Andrews is drafted in as a replacement, while Lars Jacobsen comes in because Gael Givet has a thigh complaint.

Trevor is hoping for an "ugly" win for Blackburn tonight. Not an optimistic prediction for the neutral but let me know if you agree at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Matt asks if there is any team news so here are the teams in full: Fulham - Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Greening, Baird, Duff, Zamora, Nevland Subs: Zuberbuhler, Seol, Gera, Etuhu, Smalling, Davies, Dikgacoi

Blackburn: Robinson, Jacobsen, Samba, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Andrews, Dunn, Grella, Diouf, Di Santo, Roberts Subs: Brown, McCarthy, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Kalinic, Hoilett, Salgado Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire)

Fulham are available at evens to win tonight's game with our friends at Sky Bet, Blackburn are 11/4 and you can back the draw at 12/5.

Welcome to our live coverage of Fulham's Premier League clash against Blackburn. Good evening to Rovers boss Sam Allardyce if he is reading our commentary tonight and we send him our best wishes for a quick recovery. Send your e-mails and predictions to nick.hext@bskyb.com.