Blackburn Rovers will be without Amario Cozier-Duberry until after the international break due to an ankle injury.

The Brighton & Hove Albion winger has missed the last three games after sustaining an injury in training before the Swansea City match. 

John Eustace had hoped that the former Arsenal man would be back soon, however, he's now facing three more weeks on the sidelines.

It's a blow for Cozier-Duberry, who was in contention to start against the Swans, had he not picked up the knock.

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"No, unfortunately not, we won't be able to have that pace on the sides that I know some point want, which I want.

"He won't be fit for at least another couple of weeks. It's still his ankle, unfortunately.

"If we can get him back after the international break, that would be great. Then he can, hopefully, get a bit of training and volume into his legs for a week or two.

"We hope he can be back after the international break he can come in and help the squad to make a difference."

Harry Leonard scored a hat-trick for Blackburn Rovers Under-21s on Monday and is continuing to build his fitness after a long spell on the sidelines.

With Makhtar Gueye yet to score in the Championship and Yuki Ohashi not netting since mid-September, there have been calls from some sections of the fan base to include Leonard again.

However, Eustace intimated that he will carefully choose the right moment to re-introduce him back into the squad .

"I was at the game, it was great to see him score two penalties and the first one was a good finish," he said.

"Harry has been out for seven months and it's important I protect him. There are a lot of players available for the squad at the moment.

"That would mean people coming out so if he comes in, he has to hit the ground running. He's getting vital minutes for the 23s, he's training with us every day as well.

"There is no rush with Harry, I am very happy with his progress."

Rovers have no other fresh injury concerns, with Hayden Carter and Scott Wharton both out until the New Year.