Town’s play-off hopes have been dealt a serious blow with 16-goal top scorer David McGoldrick ruled out for around 10 weeks - all but the final week of the season - with a knee injury. The 26-year-old suffered the problem in the closing minutes of Saturday’s 0-0 home draw with Blackpool.
"Didz [McGoldrick] has suffered a partial tear of the medial ligament in his right knee,” physio Matt Byard told the club website. "He had an MRI scan this morning and will be wearing a brace for the next six weeks.
"After that, you are looking at the rehabilitation of around four weeks, so in all we’d expect Didz to be out for 10 weeks, which obviously takes us up to the last week of the season.”
Byard says there is better news regarding keeper Dean Gerken, who missed Saturday’s match with a stiff neck, and midfielder Paul Green, who took a heavy knock.
"Gerks has a neck strain but it’s improved today and if that continues, he should be fit to train later in the week,” he added.
"Paul took a bad kick on Saturday but again he should be fine for later in the week."
Midfielder Luke Hyam was forced off in the early stages of Saturday's game with a hamstring problem.