BLACKBURN Rovers club's chaplain, the Rev Ken Howles, cannot wait for the big match.

But he knows he could just as easily be cheering a Rovers victory as consoling the players in defeat.

He said: "This is Blackburn's real cup final. It could decide which team goes down. So I'll do what I can to help. I never pray for victory before a match, but I always pray that the players do their best."