Blackburn will be boosted by the return of Robbie Savage and Stephen Warnock for the trip to face Derby.
The Rovers pair are available again after sitting out Thursday’s 2-2 draw at Manchester City to both serve a one-match ban.
Defender Andre Ooijer is still recovering from a hamstring injury and is not expected to be fully fit until mid-January.
Blackburn (from): Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Khizanishvili, Bentley, Dunn, Tugay, Reid, Savage, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Roberts, Derbyshire, Mokoena, Berner, Olsson, Brown.