Souness swoops for Suker
Ground: Ewood Park
Nickname: Rovers
Manager: Graeme Souness
Position in table: 9th
Top Scorer: Dwight Yorke
Last time out: November 30,
Blackburn 2( Yorke 35, Brevett og 77,)
Fulham 1 (Marlet 60).
Last six games played: Blackburn v Rotherham (Worthington Cup), Charlton 3 Blackburn 1, Blackburn 0 Everton1, Blackburn 0 Celtic 2, Southhampton 1 Blackburn 1, Blackburn 2, Walsall 2 (Worthington Cup, Rovers won on penalties), Blackburn 0 Aston Villa 0.
Selection Update: Rovers have signed Turkish international Hakan Suker. The 31-year-old striker teams up again with Graeme Souness, who was the manager of Galatasaray when the player was with the club.
USA World Cup goalkeeper Brad Friedel is expected to return after being rested for the Worthington Cup tie against Rotherham in midweek.
Defender Martin Taylor is expected to come back after injury in place of ex-Wanderer Andy Todd while David Dunn and Garry Flitcroft are also expected to have got over slight injuries.
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