Blackburn Rovers vs Sunderland - Match Preview

Team news ahead of tonight's only Premier League tie between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland.

By Matt Holmes /

Team news ahead of tonight's only Premier League tie between Blackburn Rovers and Sunderland. Kick-of time is at 8pm and the match is not being screened live anywhere in the UK. Blackburn Rovers boss Steve Kean has revealed he has a virtually fully-fit squad for tonight's game with only Vince Grella is definitely ruled out. Midfielder David Dunn has recovered from his Achilles injury and defender Bradley Orr has returned to training and played in a practice match this past week following his hamstring problem. For Sunderland, full-back and FA Cup Quarter Final goal scorer Phil Bardsley is a doubt with a rib injury but is fighting for a starting place. Former Manchester United defender Kieran Richardson has been ruled out with a calf problem that saw him miss the draw at Everton. Striker Stephane Sessegnon completes the final game of his three-match ban. He will be available for selection for the match against Queens Park Rangers. Midfielder Lee Cattermole is also suspended for tonight and will also miss the game at the weekend before being available for the FA Cup replay against Everton. Defenders Titus Bramble (achilles/calf) and Wes Brown (knee) are still missing.

Line-ups from;

Blackburn (from): Robinson, Orr, Dann, Givet, Hanley, Lowe, Martin Olsson, Pedersen, Petrovic, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Dunn, Yakubu, Formica, Modeste, Goodwillie, Marcus Olsson, Rochina, Vukcevic, Henley, Blackman, Bunn. Sunderland (from): Mignolet, Gordon, Bardsley, Bridge, O'Shea, Turner, Kilgallon, Kyrgiakos, Lynch, Gardner, Larsson, Elmohamady, McClean, Vaughan, Meyler, Colback, Bendtner, Wickham, Ji, Campbell.