Darragh Lenihan begins lay-off as Blackburn welcome Bristol City

Posted Friday, February 08, 2019 by PA

Blackburn are without Darragh Lenihan at home to Bristol City as the Irish defender begins a spell on the sidelines.

Lenihan damaged medial knee ligaments in the 5-2 defeat at Brentford and Rovers boss Tony Mowbray expects him to be out for “a good few weeks”.

Bradley Dack, Danny Graham and Corry Evans were also injured at Brentford but are expected to feature in the Sky Bet Championship fixture.

Charlie Mulgrew is also set to return after spending a month out with a hamstring strain.

Kasey Palmer is hoping for a City recall against the team he played for in the first half of the season, the Chelsea loanee having scored three goals in 17 Rovers appearances.

But Palmer will probably start on the bench, with Lee Johnson likely to name an unchanged side after an 11-game unbeaten run that has taken the Robins into the play-off positions.

Liam Walsh and Marley Watkins stepped up their return from injury in a behind closed doors friendly against Swindon on Tuesday but are unlikely to be involved.

Teenage winger Antoine Semenyo scored twice in that 2-2 draw to push his case for inclusion in the matchday squad.