Neil Mcdonald has made three changes to the side that went down 3-0 at Craven Cottage midweek.
Back comes the familiar 4-5-1 formation, with Gael Givet, Brett Emerton, and Steven Nzonzi all recalled to the sqaud.
Jason Roberts and Vince Grella have to make do with places on the bench, as Franco Di Santo continues as the lone front man.
Keith Andrews starts against one of his former clubs, while James Beattie will hope to make an impact from the bench as he returns to Ewood Park.
Blackburn: Paul Robinson, Gael Givet, Chris Samba, Ryan Nelson, Pascal Chimbonda, El-Hadji Diouf, Keith Andrews, Steven Nzonzi, Brett Emerton, David Dunn, Franco Di Santo.
Subs: Jason Brown, Jason Roberts, Benni McCarthy, Vince Grella, Morten Gamst Pederson, Nikola Kalinic, Michel Salgado.
Stoke: Thomas Sorenson, Ryan Shawcross, Robert Huth, Danny Collins, Andy Wilkinson, Matthew Etherington, Salif Diao, Dean Whitehead, Liam Lawrence, Ricardo Fuller, Mamady Sidibe
subs: Steve Simmonson, Danny Higginbotham, Glenn Whelan, James Beattie, Tuncay Sanli, Rory Delap, Abdoulaye Faye.
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