O’Neill reveals triple Blackburn injury boost ahead of Sheffield United game | OneFootball

Hayden Carter, Scott Wharton and Todd Cantwell could all return for Blackburn against Sheffield United.

Boss Michael O’Neill’s squad has been decimated by injuries in recent weeks but could welcome back the trio as Rovers look to secure Championship survival in their remaining two games.

“Todd trained today, Hayden Carter trained today. Scott Wharton trained, Adam Forshaw trained,” O’Neill said ahead of Wednesday’s clash.

“They’re all positives for us. We’ll have to see how they react to that and not all those players are in contention to start the game.

“We’ll have to manage their minutes a little bit, but just seeing the squad train with more bodies and with a bit of bulk to it, it was nice to see.

“That’s a positive, because we’ve been having to add players from the Academy too often. It’s been pretty much every session to make the numbers up. Today was the first day that we’ve had a number of senior players all training.

“In the period that I’ve been here, you can look on enviously at the other team’s bench a little bit and what they’re able to bring on.

“Over a 46-game season, that’s a big part of it with the amount of games. The bench is important and the ability to rotate is important, which has probably been the most challenging thing in our period here.

“Having a bit of depth and bulk to the squad can only help us.”