Manager: Graeme Souness

Ground: Ewood Park

Players In: Craig Hignett from Barnsley for £2.25m, John Curtis from Manchester United for £1.5m, Stig Inge Bjornebye from Liverpool for £300,000

Players Out: Callum Davidson to Leicester for £1.7m, Per Frandsen to Bolton for £1.6m, Leam Richardson to Bolton (free), Wayne Gill to Tranmere (Free), Anthony Williams to Hartlepool (Free), Per Frandsen to Bolton (£1.6m)

Last Season v Wanderers: Wanderers lost to Blackburn at Ewood at the start of December by three goals to one, with Robbie Elliott getting on the scoresheet. The score was reversed when the two sides met at the Reebok thanks to goals from Bergsson, Johansen and Icelandic striker Gudjohnsen.

Key Man: Matt Jansen failed to live up to his potential last year as Blackburn struggled to cope with the hurly-burly of Division One. It was not long ago that Manchester United were interested in signing him and if he can reproduce that kind of form Blackburn fans could be in for a treat.

Directions to the ground: Exit the M6 at Junction 31, or take the A666. Follow signs for Blackburn then for Bolton Road and after 1 and 1/2 miles turn left into Kidder Street.