Blackburn caretaker manager Gary Bowyer returns from meetings in India with the club's owners for this weekend's crunch npower Championship clash against Derby. Bowyer sat down with Anuradha Desai, her husband Jitendra and Balaji Rao of Venky's, along with manager Derek Shaw and operations director Paul Agnew, within the week following Rovers' slip into the relegation zone.
That came after last weekend's 3-2 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and Bowyer is anticipated from which to choose the identical squad as Blackburn look for a first league win since Ipswich went down 1-0 at Ewood Park last month 9.
Top scorer Jordan Rhodes returned to the scratch-up last trip to net his 23rd goal since joining from Huddersfield during summer and Colin Kazim-Richards or Leon Best could join him in attack, although latter have to have his calf assessed.
Midfielder David Bentley (knee) and left-sided duo Markus Olsson (hamstring) and Martin Olsson (ankle) are likewise the main topic of late fitness tests. Dickson Etuhu (knee) and Paul Robinson (back/pulmonary embolism) head up their email list of long-term absentees. John Brayford is due to line for your resume the Derby squad.
The right-back played for only over sixty minutes within the development squad on Monday afternoon in the content his first taste of match action since suffering a torn hamstring in front of the Rams' day at Championship leaders Cardiff at the beginning of last month. Clough says leading scorer Jamie Ward and midfielder Craig Bryson will continue to be assessed using a game-to-game basis.
Ward has had to deal with hamstring problems for most in the season while Bryson has struggled having a groin injury in recent weeks. Monday's development squad fixture saw Gareth Roberts break through 1 hour 30 minutes unscathed following his absence with a calf injury, as well as experienced left-back will probably be putting pressure on on-loan midfielder Craig Forsyth for the starting role.
Top scorer Jordan Rhodes returned to the scratch-up last trip to net his 23rd goal since joining from Huddersfield during summer and Colin Kazim-Richards or Leon Best could join him in attack, although latter have to have his calf assessed.
Midfielder David Bentley (knee) and left-sided duo Markus Olsson (hamstring) and Martin Olsson (ankle) are likewise the main topic of late fitness tests. Dickson Etuhu (knee) and Paul Robinson (back/pulmonary embolism) head up their email list of long-term absentees. John Brayford is due to line for your resume the Derby squad.
The right-back played for only over sixty minutes within the development squad on Monday afternoon in the content his first taste of match action since suffering a torn hamstring in front of the Rams' day at Championship leaders Cardiff at the beginning of last month. Clough says leading scorer Jamie Ward and midfielder Craig Bryson will continue to be assessed using a game-to-game basis.
Ward has had to deal with hamstring problems for most in the season while Bryson has struggled having a groin injury in recent weeks. Monday's development squad fixture saw Gareth Roberts break through 1 hour 30 minutes unscathed following his absence with a calf injury, as well as experienced left-back will probably be putting pressure on on-loan midfielder Craig Forsyth for the starting role.
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