Bolton striker Craig Davies faces a late fitness test after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury.
Joe Mason (hamstring) and Max Clayton (knee) are out, but Emile Heskey may be available to make his debut.
Blackburn's on-loan defender Alex Baptiste misses out as he is unable to face his parent club.
Midfielder Jason Lowe is a major doubt after suffering a recurrence of his foot injury in his second game back.
Head-to-Head
•Bolton won the last meeting 4-0 at the Macron Stadium in March.
•Bolton have won five of the last six meetings, losing the other. Blackburn's only win since 2011 was 4-1 at Ewood Park in August last season.
•Bolton have won the last four meetings at the Macron Stadium, since Blackburn won 2-0 there in the Premier League in November 2009.
Bolton
•Bolton are unbeaten in their last seven games, winning four. Their last defeat was 2-1 at Norwich on 31 October.
•Bolton have won four of their last five home games, drawing one. Their last defeat at home was 2-1 against Bournemouth on 4 October.
Blackburn
•Blackburn won 2-0 against Charlton at home on Saturday - their first win in four games.
•Blackburn lost their last away game 3-1 at Brentford on 13 December - their first defeat in six games on the road.
Bolton 2-1 Blackburn
posted on 26/12/14
Rode our luck today. Great saves by lonergan to keep us in it. Bit of mess 1st half but much better 2nd half with a striker on the pitch. Great day.
posted on 26/12/14
Sorry had family stuff today. HeSkey had a great second half according to the radio. He gives us options.
posted on 26/12/14
My motm today was lennon. Hall hadnt done anything wrong, but he did the riggt thing in changing it, puttin heskey on, which meant the ball stuck up top. With chungy and eidur retaining possession, danns n pratley doin the dobkey work. We looked balanced in the 2nd half.
We should really havr lost that game, n better teams will put us away, but great decish from lennon to change it.
posted on 26/12/14
A draw might have been a fairer result, but frankly I couldn't care!
Eidur's touches and intelligence are still there, Heskey (credit to him) was very good and Pratley did well. Not sure there was one player who had a 'bad' game.
Onto Huddersfield!
posted on 26/12/14
Got dizzy with all the tactical changes today. Chungy started in the deep lying midfield role with danns, played as the false nine, went to right wing when lennon switched to a diamond; went on to the left wing hen heskey came on and finished playing the no 10 role behind heskey
posted on 26/12/14
Craig Davies will be back on Sunday ,v Huddersfield
If he can get in the team.
Things are looking much better now ,
Maybe another couple of 36 yr olds in January .
posted on 26/12/14
Quality 36 yr olds, the alternative to palace rejects.
posted on 27/12/14
Quality 36 yr olds > stroppy, homesick cockneys
posted on 27/12/14
As long as Palace don't try and nab Lennon!
posted on 27/12/14
Maybe palace will go in for freedman