Blackburn Rovers defenders Connor O’Riordan and Eiran Cashin have each returned to training and may function in Saturday’s sport in opposition to Stoke City (15:00 BST), boss Michael O’Neill has confirmed.
O’Riordan has performed simply 5 video games for Rovers since getting back from his mortgage spell with Doncaster Rovers in January after choosing up a thigh damage, whereas Cashin missed the Easter weekend programme with a groin downside.
“They’re potential options for the weekend,” O’Neill instructed BBC Radio Lancashire.
“We will just see how things go for them over the next 24 hours and if there is no reaction and if they can train [on Friday] then they will come into contention.”
Rovers will likely be bidding to enhance the six-level cushion between themselves and the underside three after they face O’Neill’s former aspect on the weekend.
The Northern Irishman helped the Potters keep away from relegation after taking on the membership in November 2019, overseeing 143 video games earlier than his dismissal in August 2022.
“The club [Stoke] was not in a good moment because we had a lot of issues with financial fair play and how we would build the squad, which was challenging, but I think we left the club in a better place than we found it,” O’Neill stated.
“It was a great experience for me. It’s a really good club, a lot of similarities between the clubs, a lot of good people at Stoke as there is here at Blackburn. It’ll be nice to see some people again, but my only focus is try to get out of there with three points.”
