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New signing Pascal Chimbonda is in Blackburn's squad for the Barclays Premier League visit of West Ham after the defender completed his move from Tottenham on Thursday night.

Midfielder David Dunn is likely to be on the bench having made a goalscoring comeback from injury in the midweek Carling Cup victory over Gillingham.

However, fellow midfielder Steven Reid will not be considered because of a hamstring injury, Brett Emerton has a thigh niggle which rules him out, while former Real Madrid full-back Michel Salgado is not yet match fit after signing as a free agent.

Striker Benni McCarthy should be fit after a slight ankle injury but defender Ryan Nelsen (knee) and on-loan striker Franco Di Santo (hamstring) are out.

Striker Alessandro Diamanti, the £6million new recruit from Livorno, has not signed in time to feature for West Ham.

Savio is out with a virus but fellow forwards Carlton Cole and Luis Jimenez have recovered from muscle strains and will play.

Midfielder Valon Behrami is back in training following injury but will not travel and longer-term absentees Dean Ashton, Luis Boa Morte and Herita Ilunga are still unavailable.

Teams:

Blackburn (from): Robinson, Jacobsen, Samba, Givet, Chimbonda, Diouf, Andrews, N'Zonzi, Pedersen, Dunn, McCarthy, Roberts, Kalinic, Olsson, Brown, Grella, Hoilett.

West Ham (from): Green, Faubert, Upson, Collins, Gabbidon, Spector, Kovac, Noble, Parker, Collison, Dyer, Stanislas, Jimenez, Cole, Tomkins, Payne, Kurucz, Hines.