Diouf in line for Rovers bow

Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce could hand a debut to El-Hadji Diouf against Aston Villa tomorrow at Ewood Park.

Diouf arrived this week from Sunderland and previously played under Allardyce at Bolton.

Allardyce looks likely to ring the changes following the FA Cup victory against Sunderland in midweek as his side look to stretch their unbeaten run to 10 games since he took charge.

Provisional squad: Robinson, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Ooijer, Olsson, Tugay, Mokoena, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Roberts, Diouf, Grella, Khizanishvili, Villanueva, Simpson, Givet, Bunn, Treacy.