Rovers duo ruled out

Striker Jason Roberts and midfielder Steven Reid are out of Blackburn’s UEFA Cup first-round, second-leg tie with Red Bull Salzburg at Ewood Park.

Roberts remains sidelined with an ongoing groin injury, while Reid continues to be plagued with a back problem.

Francis Jeffers, who missed Saturday’s 1-0 win at Middlesbrough through illness, is available as Rovers look to advance to the group stages following a 2-2 draw in the first leg.

Team (from): Friedel, Neill, Khizanishvili, Tugay, Emerton, Savage, Bentley, Nonda, McCarthy, Pedersen, Mokoena, Jeffers, Gallagher, Ooijer, Brown, Gray, Peter, McEveley.