Three missing for Rovers

Blackburn manager Mark Hughes is without three players through suspension for Thursday night’s Barclays Premier League clash at Manchester City.

Robbie Savage, Stephen Warnock and Keith Treacy all find themselves on the sidelines for the game with Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side.

However, centre-back Christopher Samba at least returns from his own one-match ban to strengthen the Rovers line-up.

Team (from): Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Khizanishvili, Bentley, Dunn, Tugay, Reid, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Roberts, Derbyshire, Mokoena, Berner, Olsson, Brown.