BLACKBURN Rovers have confirmed the signing of Jay Spearing on loan from Championship rivals Bolton Wanderers.

The midfielder, 26, will remain with Rovers until May 31.

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But he will be unable to play in their FA Cup fifth-round encounter at home to Stoke City on February 14 after featuring for Bolton in their fourth-round tie against his former club Liverpool.

Spearing, who has been handed the number 25 shirt at Rovers, will also be ineligible to face Wanderers when then they visit Ewood Park for a Championship clash on March 7.