Blackburn without Thompson

Blackburn will be without midfielder David Thompson for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership visit of high flying Everton to Ewood Park.

The former Liverpool midfielder is serving a one-match suspension after being sent off at Crystal Palace last week.

Andy Todd picked up an ankle knock in training this week but manager Mark Hughes is confident he will be fit to continue his partnership with former Everton player Craig Short at the heart of the defence.

Provisional squad: Friedel, Enckelman, Dickov, Short, Douglas, Emerton, Ferguson, Flitcroft, De Pedro, Gray, Johansson, Matteo, Neill, Stead, Pedersen, Gallagher, Reid, Todd, Bothroyd.