Blackburn manager Paul Ince is set to be without David Dunn for the trip to West Ham after the midfielder missed training with an Achilles injury which forced him to sit out the Carling Cup victory over Grimsby.
Stephen Warnock missed the game through illness but will return to the squad while new signing Keith Andrews is unlikely to start because he is short of match fitness after his move from MK Dons.
Vince Grella is still awaiting international clearance following his switch from Torino but could be involved if the paperwork is completed in time. Strikers Matt Derbyshire and Carlos Villanueva are pressing their claims after scoring in midweek.
Provisional squad: Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Reid, Mokoena, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts, Andrews, Brown, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Villanueva, Simpson, Tugay, Villanueva, Treacy, Khizanishvili, Grella.