Johann Vogel, Matt Derbyshire and Zurab Khizanishvili are expected to secure rare starts for Blackburn in the FA Cup tie at Blyth.

El Hadji Diouf and Tal Ben Haim have emerged as January targets for ambitious Blackburn manager Sam Allardyce.

Young defender Eddie Nolan has left Blackburn to join Championship play-off hopefuls Preston on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

Blackburn boss Sam Allardyce has admitted Manchester City are keen on Roque Santa Cruz but says Rovers are yet to receive a bid.

AZ Alkmaar have confirmed an interest in signing Rovers defender Andre Ooijer if Sam Allardyce lets him go in January.

Unsettled Blackburn striker Roque Santa Cruz has paved the way for a move to Manchester City by declaring he wants to stay in England.

On-loan Blackburn striker Paul Gallagher will stay with Plymouth until the end of the season, manager Paul Sturrock has confirmed.

Benni McCarthy has urged fellow frontman Roque Santa Cruz to think twice before leaving Blackburn in the January transfer window.

Sam Allardyce was at a loss to explain Blackburn’s late two-goal surrender to north-west rivals Manchester City on Sunday.

Sam Allardyce has warned nervous Blackburn fans of a “nightmare” January in which Roque Santa Cruz could leave Ewood Park.