Former England midfielder Carlton Palmer has backed Emmanuel Dennis to excel at Blackburn Rovers following his loan deal from Nottingham Forest.

The 27-year-old joined Rovers on a six-month loan deal for the remainder of the campaign on transfer deadline day.

The former Watford striker was considered as surplus of requirement and didn't feature in a single game for Nuno Espirito Santo's side.

Palmer however believes that the Super Eagles striker will make a positive impact in the Sky Bet Championship.

“Brilliant news for John Eustace, who is having a fantastic season as manager of Blackburn Rovers and they’re going nicely in the race for a play-off place in the Championship. They’ve managed to beat the likes of Watford and Sheffield Wednesday, which I was really surprised about, to the signature of Emmanuel Dennis on loan from Nottingham Forest,”he told Football League World.

“Dennis spent part of last season on loan at Watford, so I fancied him to head back there, but Eustace has secured his signing. He’s a very good signing at this level. The only problem you’ve got at this moment is he hasn’t had any game time at Forest, it made sense for him to move on. He hasn’t played any football, so it’s going to take him a little bit of time to get up to speed.”