The Daily Mail is reporting that former Blackburn Rovers legend Alan Shearer is the favourite to replace Steve Kean as Blackburn manager. The only question is whether Shearer will be in charge Bolton on Tuesday night.

In an unusual step Monday's Lancashire Evening Telegraph, the influential local newspaper, is expected to call for Kean's removal in a front page editorial.

By Chris Wright

Blackburn have revealed that the club failed in a bid to prise Brazilian striker Luis Fabiano away from Sevilla.during January.

A spokesman for the club told the Lancashire Evening Telegraph:

"We did talk with Sevilla about Luis Fabiano.