Cozier-Duberry and McFadzean updates after duo miss Swansea victory

John Eustace has given updates on Amario Cozier-Duberry and Kyle McFadzean after the pair missed Rovers’ win against Swansea through injury.

Both were absent from the squad as Eustace’s men made it five successive home wins in the league thanks to Tyrhys Dolan’s strike.

Brighton loanee Cozier-Duberry has a chance of being back for the visit of West Brom on Wednesday night, while McFadzean could miss a few more games.

“Amario has hurt his ankle and Fadz has had a small operation on his hand,” the head coach explained.

“He had a slight break in that a couple of weeks ago but carried on training and being available. He got a small bit of surgery and will be out for about 10 days possibly.”

Eustace added: “I don’t think we will have Fadz (on Wednesday), maybe we will look at Amario. Obviously, he got injured in training yesterday.

“He was close to starting today. It is a shame for the young boy but I thought Ryan Hedges was outstanding for 60 minutes.

“The work he put in was great for everyone to see and it was great to get Callum (Brittain) back on the pitch.

“We played him in a slightly higher role coming on, and I thought Joe Rankin-Costello was very, very good as a right-back for his first start in that position. Overall, I think the squad was used well and that is what it is all about.”

The result sees Rovers climb into the top six after a strong start to the campaign, and Eustace is pleased with their progress.

However, the head coach isn’t getting carried away and insists things can change quickly in the Championship if they take their foot off the gas.

“I think it is important that this group of players really believes in themselves,” he continued. “We have lost two games out of 10 now so we are making good strides forward.

“There is lots of hard work ahead and we want to get to 50 points as quickly as we can, that is all we are thinking about.

“We are on 18 now which is a good start, but the Championship is relentless. It is about getting results and making sure that we keep moving in the right direction.

“The Championship can change very quickly. You can have a run of five or six games without a win, you can lose three or four in a row.

“It is just important that you don’t get too carried away with the highs and lows, and realise that the Championship season is a 46-game season.

"In a three-game week, you can easily – as we did two weeks ago – lose two games very quickly and it is all doom and gloom.

“But it is important that we keep consistent and having the right messages, the boys keep believing in what they are doing and keep working hard.”