Rovers' Sigurdsson out for Stoke match - Eustace

John Eustace replaced Jon Dahl Tomasson as Blackburn boss in February

Blackburn Rovers head coach John Eustace has confirmed Arnor Sigurdsson will miss Wednesday's Championship home match against Stoke City.

Speaking to BBC Radio Lancashire, Eustace confirmed the Icelandic midfielder is expected to return after the international break, meaning he will also be out for the trip to Cardiff City on Saturday.

"Obviously, he has had a tough time recently through illness and injury just as he was coming up to speed," he said.

"The last couple of weeks he's trained well and just as he's about to come back into the team, unfortunately he's got a slight strain, so, frustrating all round really."

Meanwhile, Eustace remained cautious on the fitness of young striker Harry Leonard after the 21-year-old striker's return to first-team training.

Despite Rovers going three games without scoring, the Stoke match seems to have come around slightly too soon for Leonard to feature.

"I think it's important we don't push Harry too early," said Eustace.

"He's still short of match fitness and that's why he's been playing a lot for the under-23s but as long as we can keep him match-fit, he's going to get stronger and stronger throughout the season.

"We know he can score goals, he's done that through all the levels."

"He's a young player coming from the academy and everyone loves a player coming through the ranks and he's hungry to do well."