Benni McCarthy has revealed he's risking a hamstring injury to keep Blackburn Rovers above the dropzone.

The South Africa striker, who struck against Tottenham last week, told Soccer Laduma: "I lived at the club for the last 10 days and when you spend 10 hours at the club each day rehabbing the injury, getting the proper machines on your injury then you are going to heal quicker.

"On the day of the game I still felt a little something, but my club is not in a position to be losing any games and all the players are needed. The club staying up is vital because it's the livelihood of a lot of people."