Eustace welcomes back Travis for Owls trip

Blackburn Rovers head coach John Eustace welcomes back club captain Lewis Travis for the midweek Championship trip to Sheffield Wednesday.

The 27-year-old midfielder picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Leeds United on 30 November, meaning he missed Saturday's 1-0 win at Hull City - Rovers' fourth league victory in a row.

Travis was replaced by Stoke City loanee Lewis Baker at the base of the midfield at the MKM Stadium but is likely to return to the starting line-up at Hillsborough on Tuesday.

Rovers' win on Saturday also marked the 900th consecutive game in which an academy player was available to play for the club's first team, a record going all the way back to 2009.

And Eustace revealed he was proud of the club's continued record of producing homegrown talent.

"It just shows you what a special football club this is and the work that goes on behind the scenes from the academy staff is second to none," Eustace told BBC Radio Lancashire.