Rovers strengthened as duo return

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes has right-back Lucas Neill and striker Paul Dickov available for tomorrow’s Lancashire derby with Wigan at the JJB Stadium.

Both players have completed one-game bans and are in contention, but midfielder Tugay is out as he serves his own one-match suspension.

Captain and centre-back Andy Todd, meanwhile, remains a serious doubt with a knee injury sustained in the Boxing Day win at Middlesbrough, despite another two days to prepare after the postponement of Wednesday’s home game with Sunderland.

Team (from): Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Todd, Nelsen, Emerton, Savage, Kuqi, Dickov, Bellamy, Pedersen, Enckelman, Reid, Mokoena, Jansen, Gresko, Thompson, Matteo, Peter, Gray.