Ooijers and Nelsen out for Rovers

Blackburn are again without defenders Andre Ooijer and Ryan Nelsen for their Premier League clash against Bolton.

Veteran Ooijer has not yet recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of the defeat by Arsenal a fortnight ago, while club captain Nelsen remains on the sidelines with his own hamstring problem.

Rovers are at least boosted for Sunday by the return of former Hertha Berlin defender Christopher Samba, after serving a two-match ban for accruing 10 yellow cards.

Midfielders David Dunn and Morten Gamst Pedersen also come back into the reckoning after suspension.

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