The English FA are investigating an alleged biting incident during Sunday's EFL Championship clash between Preston and Blackburn Rovers, a source has told ESPN.

The Football Association (FA) is investigating after Blackburn Rovers left-back Owen Beck accused Preston North End forward Milutin Osmajic of biting him. The incident occurred in the 87th minute of Sunday’s Championship fixture between the two Lancashire clubs after Beck,

Follow live coverage as Preston North End face Blackburn Rovers in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Liverpool loanee Owen Beck appeared to be bitten by an opponent after he was sent off in an ill-tempered derby.

PNE drew 0-0 with Blackburn Rovers on Sunday afternoon Here are our player ratings from Deepdale. Saved from Hedges in the first half and had little else to do, but claimed his crosses well and some tidy distribution over the course of the game.

The Lancashire derby between Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers has become a household fixture in the Championship in the past couple of seasons with Preston coming out as victors eight times in the 16 meetings between the clubs in the Championship.