Kevin Keegan will hope to have Emre, Mark Viduka and Obafemi Martins back at his disposal after their recoveries from injury, although Shay Given is out after a recurrence of his groin problems.
Viduka's First Start Under Keegan?
Midfielder David Dunn is a major doubt for Blackburn after injuring his calf in training.
Dunn will be assessed prior to the Premier League game but manager Mark Hughes was not confident the player would be fit enough to feature.
Centre-back Ryan Nelsen remains sidelined with a hamstring problem but fellow defender Andre Ooijer is set to return after missing last weekend's 4-1 victory over Bolton with a similar complaint.
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BLACKBURN (from): Friedel, Emerton, Samba, Rigters, Khizanishvili, Warnock, Tugay, Dunn, Pedersen, Reid, Mokoena, Bentley, Roberts, Berner, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Brown.
NEWCASTLE'S LAST THREE FIXTURES:
Newcastle 1 Man Utd 5 - Given (Harper 46), Beye, Taylor, Faye, N'Zogbia, Milner (Geremi 84), Butt, Barton (Carroll 61), Duff, Smith,Owen.Subs Not Used: Cacapa, Ameobi.
Aston Villa 4 Newcastle 1 - Given (Harper 54), Carr, Taylor, Cacapa, Beye, Milner, Barton (Emre 74), Butt, Duff, Smith, Owen.
Subs Not Used: Jose Enrique, Faye, Viduka.
Newcastle 1 Boro 1 - Given, Carr, Taylor, Cacapa, N'Zogbia, Duff, Barton,Butt, Emre (Milner 65), Owen, Smith (Viduka 66).
Subs Not Used: Forster, Ameobi, Edgar.