Nelsen blow for Rovers

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out of the Barclays Premier League match against West Brom on Sunday because a torn calf muscle.

Fri, 22 May, 2009 - 09:56

Blackburn captain Ryan Nelsen has been ruled out of the Barclays Premier League match against West Brom on Sunday because a torn calf muscle.

On-loan full-back Gael Givet is expected to recover from a calf strain, as is Andre Ooijer with a hamstring problem.

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