Brittain to have calf injury scan
Blackburn Rovers full-back Callum Brittain will miss Saturday's game against Cardiff City at Ewood Park with a calf injury.Brittain, 27, is due for a scan to determine its severity.He has played 29 Championship games this season, helping Rovers challenge for a play-off place.They go into the game ninth in the table, three points behind Coventry City in sixth.
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