Sam Gallagher is expected to miss the visit of Fulham on Wednesday after coming off in the win at Derby County.

Gallagher was replaced moments before the end of the 2-1 victory after sustaining a series of knocks in the second half and Tony Mowbray says the forward is unlikely to feature in the next game.

Rovers had only six senior players training on Monday as they continue to assess a number of knocks from the weekend, though Ryan Nyambe was out on the grass with the medical department as he looks to overcome a hamstring injury.

That kept the Namibia international out of the Derby County win, as John Buckley slotted in at right back, though Mowbray is hopeful that Nyambe will be fit enough to play one of the two games this week, with Sheffield United due at Ewood Park on Saturday.

Daniel Ayala and Harry Pickering are both set to miss the Fulham game with calf injuries and are unlikely to feature after the international break which follows the visit of the Blades.

Mowbray said: “Plenty of bumps and bruises, we had six training today, so we’ll have to wait and see.

“Gallagher is a huge doubt I would suggest, Nyambe was out on the grass with the physios so we’ll see if he has any reaction.

“I think we’ve decided that he won’t be able to play two games this week because of the threat to his hamstrings but we’ll decide whether we risk him training.

“It hasn’t improved, if anything it has gone worse.

“It’s football, there’s a game every three days and we have to get on with it.

“We have a lot of players who are suffering a little bit at the moment.

“The demands we put on them to play how we play are pretty big and it was a big numbers game the other day and we have to do it again on Wednesday and then see who’s available on Saturday and do it again.”

Joe Rankin-Costello was back in the Rovers squad at Derby after six months out with a broken foot, but didn't make a first appearance of the season.

He had played 67 minutes for the Under-23s in their draw with Liverpool last week and was back in action for Mike Sheron’s side on Monday afternoon at Crystal Palace.

Scott Wharton and Dan Butterworth were also involved, the latter having not been named in a matchday squad for the first time this season against the Rams.

“They need to play football, so they went to play, it’s no good me keeping them involved with us and they don’t get on the pitch, or they get 10 minutes here and there,” Mowbray said.

“They might as well go and play and if we need them on Wednesday for 20 minutes then they can still play two days after playing for the Under-23s.”