Thompson to make Anfield return

David Thompson will be back from suspension for the Boxing Day match against Liverpool, the club where he started his career, but Blackburn have a worry over David Dunn.

Dunn limped off during the 1-0 win over Manchester United with a calf niggle but if he is not fit Thompson, who until his ban had started every Premiership match since joining Blackburn from Coventry at the end of August, is a ready-made replacement.