Kean - Yakubu is a miss

Blackburn boss Steve Kean faces the prospect of getting his side’s Barclays Premier League season back on track against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow without two key players.

Kean confirmed yesterday defender and captain Christopher Samba will not be in the matchday squad despite being fit as speculation over his future continues, while striker and top scorer Aiyegbeni Yakubu serves the last of a three-match ban.