Hughes turns to Mokoena

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes resisted the temptation to turn to the old head of Craig Short to replace the suspended Andy Todd for this bitter Lancashire derby and instead picked South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena.

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes resisted the temptation to turn to the old head of Craig Short to replace the suspended Andy Todd for this bitter Lancashire derby and instead picked South Africa captain Aaron Mokoena.

With a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals awaiting the victors, Hughes played safe and otherwise stuck with the line-up which drew 0-0 at Turf Moor.

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