Blackburn defender Wharton added to squad

Blackburn Rovers will include defender Scott Wharton in their squad for Saturday's Championship match at West Bromwich Albion (15:00 BST). The 29-year-old is yet to feature this season after injuring his thigh in pre-season and being restricted to only 12 Championship appearances in the last campaign because of injuries. "He played 90 minutes for the under-21s on Monday so he's available for the squad and will be travelling with us," Rovers boss Tony Mowbray told BBC Radio Lancashire. "He's a left-footed centre-half and our left-footed centre-half, Sean McLoughlin is playing every minute of every game at the moment so it's great to have potential options ready and an experienced player who could help us moving forward through the season." Blackburn are unbeaten in their past four league matches with three wins in that run to move them up to ninth in the table and Mowbray believes it coincides with him having players returning from injury. "The evidence is there when you're making substitutions (at Bristol City on Tuesday) against a tough side and to bring on Moussa Baradji and Augustus Kargbo is a positive in that we've got experienced players to bring on and help the team get the result. "The evidence against QPR a few weeks earlier was you're putting on young boys who are making their debuts and their subs are impacting the game more than ours - if anything it's going to give me problems over who I leave out of a 20-man matchday squad." Latest Blackburn Rovers news, analysis and fan views