SAM Allardyce is delighted to have a near fit and healthy squad as Rovers enter the final stages of the season starting with the trip to White Hart Lane this Saturday lunchtime.

Rovers are without just three first team players for the match against Tottenham, defender Lars Jacobsen, captain Ryan Nelsen and midfielder Vince Grella.

"We have probably one of the healthiest squads in the Premier League at the moment," said Sam ahead of Saturday's clash.

"We've got Lars out with a hernia, we've got Ryan Nelsen with his knee and we had an unfortunate situation in the Reserves in midweek where Vince tweaked a calf muscle in the warm-up so he's not going to make this week, but certainly will be fit for next.

"So to have three out of the squad in its entirety is not bad at all at this stage of the season."

With plenty of players at his disposal now, Sam Allardyce could be tempted to reintroduce David Dunn to the starting eleven.

The Rovers star has been on the bench in Rovers' previous two league outings, but after a couple of Reserve team matches, the Rovers boss could be ready to bring Dunn back.

"The good thing is that we haven't had to throw him back in out of desperation because of the good form of the team at the moment," said Sam.

"That has allowed a little bit more time, a little it more leeway to catch up with his match fitness, and I think that based on his performance, and a lot o the lads' performance against Hull City in midweek, puts him right back up there."

Another player named in the travelling party is Yildiray Basturk who has yet to make his league debut for Rovers since signing until the end of the season from Stuttgart.

"I think he's fit enough now," said Sam of Basturk. "He's played enough games and he's obviously in the squad.

"But the squad is getting bigger and ever more ferocious in the competitive edge for places.

"So I'm really looking at 18 players who are capable of playing in the first team at this moment in time all desperate to get a game.

"The 11 that have the shirt at the moment are fighting to keep that shirt, and the ones behind will have to disappointed until they get that shirt back, then if they do, they've to make sure they keep it."

Allardyce is expected to select from: Robinson, Salgado, Samba, Givet, Olsson, Diouf, Andrews, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Hoilett, Kalinić, Brown, Emerton, Dunn, Basturk, Roberts, Di Santo, Chimbonda.