Corry Evans has been taken to hospital with Rovers suspecting the midfielder has suffered breaks to his nose and cheekbone.
Evans was carried off on a stretcher just five minutes in to the 1-1 draw with Preston North End after being caught in the face by a high boot from Tom Clarke.
The Northern Ireland international required seven minutes of treatment, before being replaced by Bradley Johnson, and left the pitch on a stretcher, and with an oxygen mask on.
The 29-year-old had been recalled to the starting line-up, after missing the Birmingham Cup tie with a knee injury.
“He has gone to hospital. The doctor said it was a suspected broken nose and possible broken cheekbone,” Mowbray said.
“He had an oxygen mask on as he came past the dug-out, he was in a not too comfortable way.
“He’ll be fine, I’m sure. As a centre half I had a few kicks to the face, broken noses, and they are sore to start with. But he’s a warrior.
“He’s a loss to us, an international footballer who plays how we like to, on the front foot, anticipates, gets our team looking forward on transition.
“He was a loss so early in the game for us.”
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