McCarthy ready for Rovers return

McCarthy: Had a hamstring problem

The South Africa international, who has scored 11 goals this season, has missed the last two matches with a hamstring injury but has trained fully this week.

David Dunn (groin) could also get his place back in the squad against his former club while Zurab Khizanishvili should be fit despite a minor groin problem which caused him to miss a day's training.

Rovers (from): Friedel, Reid, Nelsen, Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Bentley, Emerton, Vogel, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, Roberts, Dunn, Brown, Tugay, Derbyshire, McCarthy, Mokoena, Khizanishvili.