MARK Hughes has made no less than six changes to his Blackburn Rovers team from the side that lost at home to Newcastle at the weekend for this evening's UEFA Cup group game with AS Nancy at Ewood Park.

This means a start for former Wrexham man Matt Derbyshire, playing alongside Paul Gallagher in the Rovers front line.

Matt was a last minute substitute against Fulham 10 days ago and then played the whole of the second half with Newcastle on Saturday.

Andy Todd, Aaron Mokoena, Jay McEveley and Sergio Peter also play tonight with Henchoz (ineligible), Gray, Tugay, Pedersen, Nonda and McCarthy making way.

For ASNL, there was a late change with goalkeeper Johan Lapeyre making his debut after Sorin pulled out with a knee injury; Pablo Correa also makes six changes to his side that drew 0-0 against Nice.

ROVERS: Friedel, Neill, Ooijer, Todd, McEveley, Bentley, Mokoena, Savage, Peter, Gallagher, Derbyshire.
Subs: Brown, Tugay, Nonda, McCarthy, Pedersen, Nolan, Gray.

NANCY: Lapeyre, Diakhaté, Lécluse, Luiz, Berenguer, Biancalani, Kim, Dia, Chretien, Gavanon, Puygrenier.
Sub: Sorin (GK), Hamdani, Keita, Curbelo, Brison, N'Guemo, Sauget.