TEAM NEWS: Chimbonda returns for Rovers (From Lancashire Telegraph)

TEAM NEWS: Chimbonda returns for Rovers

5:12pm Saturday 31st October 2009 in

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PASCAL Chimbonda starts at right back for Blackburn Rovers tonight against a depleted Manchester United.

The Premier League champions are missing both their centre backs Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, while Rovers boss Sam Allardyce has his star names back.

David Dunn returns after recovering from a bout of swine flu, as does Chris Samba, while Franco Di Santo and Brett Emerton also come into the starting line-up.

ROVERS: Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda, Gael Givet, Ryan Nelsen, Chris Samba, Brett Emerton, Steven Nzonzi, Keith Andrews, El-hadji Diouf, David Dunn, Franco Di Santo

SUBS: Benni McCarthy, Vince Grella, Morten Gamst Pedersen, Nikola Kalinic, David Hoilett, Michel Salgado, Jason Brown

UNITED: Edwin Van Der Sar, Patrice Evra, Wes Brown, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Nani, John O'Shea, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia

SUBS: Michael Owen, Paul Scholes, Fabio Da Silva, Darren Fletcher, Gabriel Obertan, Tomasz Kuszczak, Ritchie De Laet