Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz is doubtful for the Barclays Premier League match against Middlesbrough.
Santa Cruz is still troubled by a hamstring injury which caused him to miss the goalless draw at Bolton Wanderers last weekend.
Defender Christopher Samba is expected to shake off a knock suffered in that match after colliding with a post.
Turkey international Tuncay Sanli is expected to return to the Middlesbrough squad.
The playmaker has been sidelined since mid-September with a knee ligament injury but is set for a place on the bench at Ewood Park.
After serving a three-match ban, skipper Emanuel Pogatetz will return to the starting XI while Afonso Alves and Didier Digard are set for recalls.
Full-back Justin Hoyte (groin) is not expected to be declared fit so David Wheater is likely to move across to right-back.
Blackburn: Robinson, Simpson, Samba, Nelsen, Ooijer, Emerton, Tugay, Warnock, Villanueva, Roberts, Fowler, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Pedersen, Olsson, Andrews, Brown, Grella, Khizanishvili, Treacy.
Middlesbrough: Turnbull, Wheater, Taylor, Riggott, Pogatetz, Digard, O'Neil, Johnson A, Downing, Alves, Mido, Jones, Grounds, Shawky, Aliadiere, Walker, Emnes, Tuncay, Aliadiere.
Possible Scoreline: (Blackburn 1 Middlesbrough 1)
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