Preview: Blackburn v Bolton February 22 2008
Bolton manager Gary Megson is expected to freshen up his side for the short trip to face Blackburn in the Premier League on Sunday after their UEFA Cup exploits against Atletico Madrid.
Wanderers caused a shock by claiming a goalless draw in the Spanish capital to seal a 1-0 aggregate win and with two games in four days Megson may feel the need to rest some tired legs.
Gretar Steinsson and Tamir Cohen were cup-tied against Atletico but are now available, while Ricardo Gardner and Heidar Helguson are fighting to be fit after missing out on Thursday.
Blackburn are again without defenders Andre Ooijer and Ryan Nelsen.
Ooijer has not yet recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of the defeat by Arsenal a fortnight ago, while club captain Nelsen remains on the sidelines with his own hamstring problem.
Rovers are at least boosted by the return of former Hertha Berlin defender Christopher Samba, after serving a two-match ban for accruing 10 yellow cards.
Midfielders David Dunn and Morten Gamst Pedersen also come back into the reckoning after suspension.
Squads:
Blackburn: Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Rigters, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Tugay, Dunn, Pedersen, Reid, Mokoena, Bentley, Roberts, Berner, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Kane, Nolan, Derbyshire, Brown.
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, A O'Brien, Cahill, Meite, Guthrie, J O'Brien, Steinsson, Gardner, Stelios, Nolan, Campo, Cohen, Taylor, Diouf, Davies, Helguson, Samuel, McCann, Al Habsi, Alonso, Teymourian.