Phil SumblerTony Mowbray has today confirmed that he is unlikely to have either Adam Armstrong Or Jarrad Branthwaite available for the Swans clash on Tuesday evening.
Both players missed out as Blackburn returned to winning ways against Millwall at the weekend – Armstrong through a tight hamstring whilst Branthwaite sat out due to a non-COVID related illness.
And on the eve of the game, the Blackburn boss admitted that neither were likely to return for the rearranged clash with the Swans and also added that Armstrong in particular was just not being risked for the game.
“Adam’s pain-free, but if it’s a tendon injury then we’ll have to be careful,” said Mowbray.
“From what I’m told, you have to rehabilitate the tendon otherwise it can be damaged pretty quickly.
“He’ll have to go through a strengthening period, hopefully around a week or so.
“So I imagine that he’ll be back on the grass later this week and we’ll wait and see whether Friday night against Brentford will come too soon for him.
“It won’t be too long, Adam won’t be out for six weeks.
“Jarrad is hopefully going to be back on the grass today, but he’s been ill and I wouldn’t anticipate him being involved,” he added during his Monday morning press conference.
“I think he’ll be a bit washed out following his illness, so I expect it’ll be the same kind of group, the same squad for Swansea.”
