Santa Cruz sidelined for Blackburn

Roque Santa Cruz will be out for a couple of weeks with a groin strain and miss Blackburn’s match against Tottenham tomorrow.

Ryan Nelsen and Gael Givet will have late fitness tests and manager Steve Kean will not throw transfer deadline day signings Mauro Formica and Ruben Rochina into the fray.

El-Hadji Diouf moved to Rangers yesterday and is not included and there could be a start in attack for Nikola Kalinic.

Provisional squad: Robinson, Samba, Olsson, Nelsen, Salgado, Givet, Dunn, Pedersen, Hoilett, Kalinic, MB Diouf, Lowe, Roberts, Benjani, Nzonzi, Hanley, Andrews, Grella, J Jones, Bunn, Brown.