Source: Daily_Mail
Sunderland v BLACKBURN: Big Sam boosted by Roque's return
Rovers return: Roque Santa Cruz is likely to make his first start in six weeks
Roque Santa Cruz will start his first game for Blackburn for six weeks as Rovers boss Sam Allardyce is without a number of players for tomorrow's FA Cup fourth-round tie at Sunderland.With fellow strikers Jason Roberts (knee) and Matt Derbyshire (groin) ruled out, Santa Cruz, who came on as a sub in last week's 3-0 Ewood Park win over Newcastle after missing four games with a calf strain, is back in the fold.Allardyce is also without three other players in midfielders David Dunn (Achilles) and Keith Treacy (knee), along with centre-back Andre Ooijer (groin).French defender Gael Givet, signed on loan from Marseille earlier this month, is in line to make his debut.Provisional squad: Robinson, Samba, Nelsen, Warnock, Emerton, Tugay, Mokoena, Andrews, Pedersen, McCarthy, Santa Cruz, Brown, Grella, Khizanishvili, Vogel, Villaneuva, Judge, Simpson, Givet, Bunn.
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