Christopher Samba is suspended for Blackburn’s visit to Liverpool on Sunday but Ryan Nelsen may have recovered from a thigh injury picked up on international duty.

David Dunn is expected to play some part for Blackburn when Sunderland visit on Monday.

David Dunn and Vince Grella will both be missing for Blackburn’s trip to Stoke with hamstring problems.

Blackburn will be without the quartet of David Dunn, Keith Andrews, Vince Grella and Jason Roberts for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to Blackpool.

David Dunn is set to miss out when Blackburn travel to his old club Birmingham tomorrow due to a groin problem.

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce has to make a decision on whether to include new loan signing Mame Biram Diouf in his squad for tomorrow’s first Barclays Premier League match at home to Everton.