Kieran McKenna makes two changes for this evening’s live Sky game at Blackburn Rovers

Kieran McKenna makes two changes for this evening’s live Sky game at Blackburn Rovers, bringing in Conor Chaplin and George Edmundson (KO 5.30pm).

Chaplin, who missed the 6-0 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday due to a back/side tightness, effectively takes over for Wes Burns, who is out indefinitely with a hamstring injury. Omari Hutchinson shifts to the wide right from Chaplin’s central position.

Edmundson replaces Cameron Burgess, who is on the bench after returning from international duty with Australia on Wednesday evening. Lewis Travis misses out against his parent club.

For Blackburn, January Blues target Sam Gallagher is absent from their 20-man squad through illness, along with Kyle McFadzean and John Buckley, who both have knocks.

Joe Rankin-Costello returns from injury and starts along with Ben Chrisene and Tyrhys Dolan, while Hayden Carter is also back in the squad.

The Blues have a big opportunity to return to the top two with Leicester having lost 1-0 at Bristol City at lunchtime.

Blackburn: Pears, Brittain, Pickering, Hyam (c), Tronstad, Szmodics, Dolan, Rankin-Costello, Wharton, Hedges, Chrisene. Subs: Wahlstedt, Koumetio, Carter, Markanday, Gilsenan, Moran, Garrett, Telalovic, Ayari.

Town: Hladky, Tuanzebe, Woolfenden, Edmundson, Davis, Morsy (c), Luongo, Hutchinson, Chaplin, Broadhead, Moore. Subs: Walton, Clarke, Burgess, Humphreys, Taylor, Harness, Sarmiento, Jackson, Al-Hamadi. Referee: Stuart Attwell (Warwickshire).