Santa Cruz and Dunn return for Rovers

Striker Roque Santa Cruz and midfielder David Dunn return to Blackburn’s squad for tomorrow’s Premier League match at home to Newcastle.

Santa Cruz has missed the last four matches with a calf strain, while Dunn has had two games out with a hamstring problem.

Manager Sam Allardyce will be looking to maintain his unbeaten three-match run since taking over from Paul Ince last month against the club who sacked him a year ago.

Provisional squad: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Tugay, Mokoena, Andrews, Dunn, Pedersen, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Derbyshire, Roberts, Brown, Khizanishvili, Treacy.