Rovers hope to appoint new boss this week
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Blackburn Rovers' search for a new head coach has reached the stage of face-to-face interviews, following on from phone and video calls.
It's hoped that an appointment will be made, if at all possible, before Rovers play Norwich at Ewood Park on Saturday (12:30 GMT).
Long-serving David Lowe has taken on the role of interim head coach, assisted by Damien Johnson, since the departure of John Eustace to Derby County.
They began with back-to-back 2-0 wins over West Bromwich Albion and Plymouth, however Rovers slipped to sixth in the Championship table after a 3-0 defeat at Swansea on Saturday.
More than 100 expressions of interest in the job have been considered by the Blackburn board before being whittled down to a more manageable number.
Former Watford, West Brom and Barnsley boss Valerien Ismael is the favourite with bookmakers ahead of former Huddersfield and Norwich coach David Wagner, while Gary O'Neil and Aitor Karanka have also been linked with the post.