Pedersen, meanwhile, is fit again for Tuesday night's Villa Park meeting after shaking off a knee injury that led to him missing Sunday's 2-0 Premier League victory over Fulham at Ewood Park.
Sam Allardyce is still without three players in Lars Jacobsen (thigh), Vince Grella (thigh) and Jason Roberts (knee).
Rovers (from): Robinson, Olsson, Chimbonda, Nelsen, Samba, Salgado, Pedersen, Givet, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Andrews, Emerton, Dunn, Di Santo, Diouf, McCarthy, Kalinic, Jones, Brown, Reid.
Source: Team Talk
Source: Team Talk