Blackburn pair Travis and Pickering injured

Lewis Travis has made 20 Championship appearances for Blackburn Rovers this season

Blackburn Rovers captain Lewis Travis and defender Harry Pickering both face an extended period out due to injury.

Travis, 27, could be out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, according to head coach John Eustace.

Pickering, 25, will be absent for eight to 12 weeks having had a scan on his knee.

"Trav's going to be missing for six weeks and it could have been a lot worse," Eustace told the club's website.

"Harry's going to be a little bit longer because he's got a knee problem and is going to be between eight to 12 weeks. That's a big blow to us because his performances this season have been very, very good."

Travis has made 21 appearances in all competitions for Rovers this season and played the full 90 minutes of the 1-0 defeat by Millwall on Saturday.

However, Pickering, who has turned out 16 times this campaign, was withdrawn in the 76th minute.

That loss ended Blackburn's six-game winning streak, however, they remain fifth in the Championship table with a two-point cushion on seventh-placed West Bromwich Albion.