Bellamy poised for Rovers return

Blackburn striker Craig Bellamy is set to return to the team to face Everton tomorrow after a month-long absence because of a hamstring injury.

Manager Mark Hughes has used a different approach to treating the player’s persistent problems in that area and expects him to play in the vast majority of the remaining games.

Midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen is facing a late fitness test ahead of the match at Goodison Park after suffering a knee problem in training.

Provisional squad: Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Matteo, Bentley, Tugay, Savage, Pedersen, Kuqi, Enckelman, Emerton, Mokoena, Bellamy, Gray, Peter, Todd, Reid, Johnson, Sinama Pongolle.