Blackburn Rovers are set to host Sunderland at Ewood Park on Monday. In the game against the Black Cats, the Rovers will be without the services of the following players who are out due to injury: Dunn and Grella.
The sides are level in points; while Sunderland is eleventh in the table, Blackburn is thirteenth. But while Sunderland has only one lone loss to West Brom, Blackburn has three, one of which comes home to Ewood Park.
Blackburn’s passes and shots have been underperforming, with just 60% – the lowest in the league this season – finding their target. Shots on target are also low in number and only the Wolves are below Blackburn on this criterion.
That said, Sunderland’s away record of late has been very bad, with the Black cats winning just two of the 32 games played. And of the last ten games played against Blackburn, Sunderland have only won two.
Sunderland also has injury issues with the following players who have yet to recover from their respective injuries: Campbell and Maylor. In good news for the club, Richardson and Mensah, who were previously on the injured list, have been declared fit to play.
There is also a question mark on Darren Bent’s fitness for the game and coach Steve Bruce could get a late call about including Bent in the squad for Monday’s game as the forward is key to the success of the game. team. Bent withdrew from England’s Euro 20102 qualifying game against Montenegro on Tuesday with a groin injury.
Steve Bruce will also have to decide on his first goalkeeping pick, with Craig Gordon returning to the team. Mignolet, who took over between the posts when the Scotsman broke his arm before the season, has done very well, especially against Manchester United, against whom he made a clean slate.
The following men made up the Rovers’ starting eleven in their game against Stoke City on October 2: Paul Robinson, Salgado, Christopher Samba, Ryan Nelsen, Gael Givet, Bryan Emerton, Steven Nzonzi, Jones, Morten Gamst Pedersen, El-Hadji Diouf, mame diouf
The alternates were: Hoilett, Nikola Kalinic, Martin Olsson, Keith Andrews, David Dunn, Chimbonda, Mwaruwari
Sunderland included the following players in their starting eleven in their game against Manchester United on October 2: Simon Mignolet, Nedum Onuoha, Michael Turner, Titus Bramble, Phillip Bardsley, Steed Malbranque, Lee Cattermole, Jordan Henderson, Boudewijn Zenden, Darren Bent, Ahmed elmohamady
The alternates were: Craig Gordon, Andy Reid, John Mensah, Cristian Riveros, Paulo Da Silva, Anton Ferdinand, Asamoah Gyan
