Nelsen poised for Rovers return

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen is poised to return to the side for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League match with Reading at the Madejski Stadium.

Nelsen has been out for 10 weeks with a scar-tissue injury after surgery in the summer of 2006 to reattach a tendon at the top of his hamstring to the bone. If manager Mark Hughes decides he is fully fit, the centre-back will replace the suspended Christopher Samba following his dismissal in last week’s 3-1 win over Wigan at Ewood Park.