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Midfielder Sylvain Legwinski is out of Saturday's home game with Scunthorpe United after injuring ankle ligaments in training. Better news for Jim Magilton is that Alex Bruce is back in training after his groin injury.
Town manager Roy Keane says his squad can’t afford to slacken off having made a start to the season which has seen them climb to second in the Championship and reach the Carling Cup’s last 16. Keane has plenty of selection headaches ahead of Saturday’s game at Scunthorpe with a much-changed side impressively defeating Millwall in the Carling Cup in midweek.
Boss Paul Jewell looks likely to make a number of changes to his side for Scunthorpe’s visit to Portman Road on Saturday but says his options are limited until he can bring in his own players in the summer. TWTD understands that Arran Lee-Barrett is set to come into the side in goal, while academy youngster Josh Carson will also be in the squad.
Boss Roy Keane says two unnamed members of his squad are injury doubts ahead of Saturday’s home game with Scunthorpe. The Blues are already without midfielder Grant Leadbitter, who is serving the final match of a two-game ban.
Central defender Richard Naylor and midfielder David Norris are considered big doubts ahead of Town's trip to Scunthorpe on Saturday. Town are already without strikers Jon Walters and Shefki Kuqi.