ELLIOTT Bennett is eyeing three points and family bragging rights when Rovers host Portsmouth.

Bennett faces the prospect of coming up against younger brother Kyle who will be part of the Pompey squad at Ewood Park tomorrow.

While Elliott is almost assured a starting place having played almost every minute of Rovers’ opening 12 league games, Kyle’s inclusion could depend on the fitness of Pompey attacker Brett Pitman whose place he has taken in recent weeks.

Elliott, the elder by 21 months, has featured in over 300 career games, while Kyle is closing in on his 300th.  However, only on one occasion have they came up against each other. That was back in September 2012 when Elliott was in the Norwich side who overcame Doncaster.

Elliott’s five-year bragging rights will be dependent on the result tomorrow, and he added: “I just want to try and get one over on him like the last time I played against him. He never stops reminding me that he got to play for the England youth set up and I never did so any chance I have got to brag over him I will do.

“That’s the way we like it, he will be doing his best for Portsmouth, I will be doing my best for Blackburn and hopefully we win.

“We will chat like we normally do, have a bit of banter, and it will be good for my mum, dad and the family.

“But for us it will be like any other game that we will be looking to get the three points from and all the sweeter if we do because I can rub it in my brother’s face afterwards. He’s got to play first and I have got to be picked, it won’t be so great if we’re both sat on the bench looking across at each other.”

The brothers both came through the ranks at Wolves before Elliott went on to play in the Premier League with Norwich, while much of Kyle’s career has been spent in League One and League Two.

Elliott told the club website: “I always look to see how he’s getting on…he’s the first one that I look out for. We used to play together when we were coming through at Wolves, he used to play up a couple of years.

“Once the whistle goes, there will be no time for memories.

“It will be a great family occasion for two brothers to be playing professional football, a dream come true for my parents and the family but once the whistle goes there will be no favours from either side. My mum and dad like to go to as many games as they can, so I think it will be a bit of an interesting one.”