Strikers out for Rovers

Blackburn will again be without injured strikers Roque Santa Cruz (knee) and Jason Roberts (fractured metatarsal) for the Barclays Premier League match against Portsmouth tomorrow.

It means defender Chris Samba is again likely to partner Benni McCarthy in attack at Ewood Park.

David Dunn, Steven Reid and Brett Emerton all remain sidelined through injury.

Team (from): Robinson, Bunn, Ooijer, Khizanishvili, Nelsen, Samba, Warnock, Givet, Olsson, Villanueva, Tugay, Andrews, Diouf, Treacy, Mokoena, McCarthy, Pedersen, Grella, Doran, Blackman.