Squad sheets: Blackburn Rovers v Sunderland

Asamoah Gyan is expected to start as a lone striker for Sunderland as Darren Bent is struggling with a groin injury suffered while on international duty. Craig Gordon will return to the squad after a long absence but seems unlikely to dislodge Simon Mignolet as first-choice just yet. David Dunn, Blackburn's top scorer last season, could be involved at some stage despite the hamstring problem that has limited him to two appearances so far in 2010-11 but Keith Andrews and Vince Grella are both definitely out of contention Richard Flower Venue Ewood Park, Monday 8pm Tickets £17-22 (0871 222 1444) Last season Blackburn 2 Sunderland 2 Referee L Probert This season's matches 4 Y 7, R 1, 2.00 cards per game Odds Blackburn 15-13 Sunderland 11-4 Draw 12-5 Blackburn Subs from Brown, Bunn, Benjani, Olsson, Chimbonda, Emerton, Roberts, Doran, Hoilett, Dunn Doubtful Dunn (hamstring), Nelsen (thigh) Injured Grella (hamstring, 18 Oct), Andrews (groin, Nov) Suspended None Form guide LWDDL Disciplinary record Y11 R0 Leading scorer Kalinic 2 Sunderland Subs from Gordon, Turner, Bardsley, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Riveros, Zenden, Colback, Reid, Bent, Liddle Doubtful Bent (groin), Richardson (hamstring) Injured Campbell (knee, Mar), Meyler (knee, Mar) Suspended None Form guide DDDDWL Disciplinary record Y12 R2 Leading scorer Bent 5 Match pointers • Manchester United are the only side to have stopped Blackburn scoring at Ewood Park in the last 13 matches played there • Sunderland have the worst shooting accuracy (26%) in the Premier League in 2010-11 • Blackburn have the worst passing accuracy (60%) in the top-flight so far this season • This will be Sunderland's 349th Premier League match, so far they have averaged 1.02 points and scored 0.97 goals per game • If selected, Ryan Nelsen will be playing on his 33rd birthday