BLACKBURN ROVERS v MIDDLESBROUGH - TEAM NEWS
Middlesbrough midfielder Julio Arca returns from suspension for the Barclays Premier League clash at Blackburn on Saturday.
Arca could replace skipper George Boateng, who scored Boro's goal in the 1-1 draw against Liverpool last week.
Fellow midfielder Lee Cattermole was also due to return from suspension but is ill and is likely to miss the trip.
Defenders Jonathan Woodgate and Emanuel Pogatetz return from a shin injury and illness respectively.
However, Egyptian striker Mido is not included, as had been originally hoped, because he is still building up his fitness levels following a stress fracture of the pubic bone, while teenage striker Ben Hutchinson has broken a toe.
Brett Emerton and Tugay are set to come back into contention for Blackburn.
Emerton missed last week's 2-1 win at Bolton with a hamstring problem while Tugay was ruled out with a groin injury but both are expected to be fit as Rovers look to extend their four-match unbeaten run.
Unsettled striker Jason Roberts is pushing for a starting berth after coming off the bench to score a last-minute winner at Bolton, although South African midfielder Aaron Mokoena remains unavailable as he is on African Nations Cup duty.
Teams:
Blackburn (from): Friedel, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Khizanishvili, Ooijer, Emerton, Bentley, Pedersen, Dunn, Reid, Tugay, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Berner, Derbyshire, Gallagher, Olsson, Rigters, Roberts, Treacy, Brown.
Middlesbrough (from): Schwarzer, Turnbull, Young, Pogatetz, Grounds, Woodgate, Huth, Wheater, Riggott, O'Neil, Boateng, Rochemback, Arca, Downing, Johnson, Tuncay, Aliadiere, Lee.
By Bettingzone.co.uk
Used with permission.
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