Lincoln held by 10-man Blackburn

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Lincoln City and Blackburn Rovers at the ProAmpac Stadium on Tuesday night; Tom Atcheson sent off but Tony Mowbray's away side earn a valuable point.

Lincoln were forced to settle for a point in a stalemate with 10-man Blackburn.

It was the first competitive fixture between the clubs at Sincil Bank since 1973.

But the Imps saw their chances of making it an impressive hat-trick of successive Championship wins go begging.

Both sides had chances, but it was ultimately a game lacking real quality in front of goal.

Tom Atcheson was sent off for a second bookable offence in the second half, a decision which left the Rovers bench incensed with the officials.

Lincoln are still waiting for their first home win since gaining promotion to the second tier, while Blackburn are yet to secure a victory on the road.

The Imps made two changes from the side which beat Bolton at the weekend as they went searching for their first home win in the Championship.

The returning Rob Street nodded an inviting Reeco Hackett free-kick over the bar on the 25-minute mark.

Rovers defender Ryan Alebiosu fired a strike over the bar after Sam Morsy's blocked volley fell into his path.

Freddie Draper could not quite turn Adam Reach's intelligent ball into the net as he poked wide on the stretch.

Blackburn playmaker Todd Cantwell saw his free-kick denied by a good George Wickens save from the best chance of the first half.

The visitors had the ball in the net early in the second half as Icelandic forward Andri Gudjohnsen saw his rebound chalked off with Cantwell, whose effort was blocked on the line, adjudged to have been offside earlier in the play.

Alebiosu had a shot deflected wide as Rovers continued to go close to breaking the deadlock.