Vince Grella is out of Blackburn's derby with Burnley on Sunday but otherwise Sam Allardyce has a strong squad to choose from.

Grella picked up a thigh injury on international duty with Australia but goalkeeper Paul Robinson and centre-half duo Ryan Nelsen and Chris Samba have all recovered from knocks.

Steven Reid (Achilles) will also miss the match at Ewood Park.

Burnley have no new injury concerns although they still have plenty of long-term casualties.

Fernando Guerrero, Chris McCann, Kevin McDonald, Martin Paterson and Jay Rodriguez will all miss Sunday's clash at Ewood Park.

Guerrero injured his hamstring and McDonald sustained a knee problem in a reserve game 10 days ago.

And Rodriguez became the third of Owen Coyle's players to be ruled out until Christmas when he fractured his ankle in the same match, joining Paterson and McCann, who both have knee injuries, on the sidelines.

Teams:

Blackburn (from): Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Nelsen, Chimbonda, Diouf, Andrews, Pedersen, Dunn, Roberts, Brown, Jacobsen, Nzonzi, Emerton, Hoilett, Kalini, McCarthy, Di Santo, Olsson, Jones.

Burnley (from): Jensen, Caldwell, Mears, Eckersley, Duff, Carlisle, Bikey, Jordan, Alexander, Fletcher, Elliott, Blake, Thompson, Eagles, Penny, Kalvanes, Gudjonsson, Edgar, Easton, Nugent.