Football: Weekend guide to the Premiership - Blackburn v Leeds United Last season: 3-4
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Your support makes all the difference.KEVIN GALLACHER (calf) is doubtful, giving his manager of the month for December, Blackburn's Brian Kidd, problems in attack. Rovers' new striker, Ashley Ward, is the only one of five attackers definitely available as Kidd looks to extend his undefeated run in charge. Chris Sutton (knee) remains a long-term absentee, while Nathan Blake is still shaking off the flu. Kevin Davies is suspended. Captain Tim Sherwood and defenders Jeff Kenna and Callum Davidson, who missed last weekend's FA Cup win over Charlton with injuries, will be tested this morning. Long- term absentees Garry Flitcroft, Christian Dailly and Tim Flowers are still out. Darren Peacock is available after a ban.
Leeds' captain, Lucas Radebe, (knee) will not play today. David Wetherall is free from suspension to bolster the heart of the defence alongside Jonathon Woodgate in the absence of Radebe and casualties Robert Molenaar and Martin Hiden. David Batty also remains out with a cracked rib, while new signing Willem Korsten has returned home briefly to the Netherlands and will return early next week.
BLACKBURN (from): Filan, Croft, Perez, Henchoz, Broomes, McKinlay, Wilcox, Marcolin, Gillespie, Gallacher, Duff, Fettis, Dunn, Ward, Sherwood, Kenna, Davidson, Blake, Johnson, Konde, Taylor, Peacock.
LEEDS UNITED (from): Martyn, Haaland, Wetherall, Wijnhard, Hasselbaink, Ribeiro, Bowyer, Hopkin, Granville, Halle, Kewell, Harte, Woodgate, McPhail, Smith, Jackson, Robinson.
Suspensions: Blackburn: Davies.
Referee: R Harris.
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