Samba sidelined for Rovers
Blackburn defender Christopher Samba has been forced to pull out of his side’s UEFA Cup first round, first leg tie with Larissa in Greece due to concussion.
Samba was accidentally kicked in the head by Andriy Shevchenko in Saturday’s goalless draw at Chelsea, and although expressing a willingness to fly, was withdrawn as a precaution.
Manager Mark Hughes has no other injury concerns for the game at the Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos as Larissa’s Alkazar Stadium does not conform to UEFA standards.
Team (from): Friedel, Enckelman, Emerton, Nelsen, Ooijer, Warnock, Bentley, Dunn, Savage, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Roberts, Tugay, Mokoena, Rigters, Khizanishvili, Brown.
