Blackburn boss Gary Bowyer has made five changes to his team to face Middlesbrough in their Championship clash this afternoon.

Goalkeeper Simon Eastwood, Alex Baptiste, Craig Conway, Lee Williamson and Rudy Gestede come into the side that lost 2-1 to Bolton Wanderers on Boxing Day.

Boro manager Aitor Karanka has made six alterations to the side that beat Nottingham Forest at the Riverside Stadium on Friday.

Milos Veljikovic, Daniel Ayala, Dean Whitehead, Adam Reach, Yanic Wildschut and Jelle Vossen all come into the team at Ewood Park.

Blackburn: Eastwood, Baptiste, Hanley, Duffy, Olsson, Conway, Tunnicliffe, Williamson, Marshall, Gestede, Rhodes
Subs: Kean, Kilgallon, Dunn, Brown, Cairney, Varney, Taylor

Middlesbrough: Konstantopoulos, Veljkovic, Ayala, Gibson, Friend, Whitehead, Leadbitter, Reach, Wildschut, Kike, Vossen
Subs: Mejias, Clayton, Tomlin, Omeruo, Bamford, Nsue, Adomah

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