Rovers defensive duo return to training
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Blackburn Rovers defenders Connor O'Riordan and Eiran Cashin have both returned to training and could feature in Saturday's game against Stoke City (15:00 BST), boss Michael O'Neill has confirmed.
O'Riordan has played just five games for Rovers since returning from his loan spell with Doncaster Rovers in January after picking up a thigh injury, while Cashin missed the Easter weekend programme with a groin problem.
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"They're potential options for the weekend," O'Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"We will just see how things go for them over the next 24 hours and if there is no reaction and if they can train [on Friday] then they will come into contention."
Rovers will be bidding to increase the six-point cushion between themselves and the bottom three when they face O'Neill's former side at the weekend.
The Northern Irishman helped the Potters avoid relegation after taking over the club in November 2019, overseeing 143 games before his dismissal in August 2022.
"The club [Stoke] was not in a good moment because we had a lot of issues with financial fair play and how we would build the squad, which was challenging, but I think we left the club in a better place than we found it," O'Neill said.
"It was a great experience for me. It's a really good club, a lot of similarities between the clubs, a lot of good people at Stoke as there is here at Blackburn. It'll be nice to see some people again, but my only focus is try to get out of there with three points."
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