Midfielder Emyr Huws is a doubt ahead of Tuesday’s home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers with the hamstring problem which forced him off during the second half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Brentford.
"We’re just waiting to see with Emyr Huws, he’s had a bit of a tight hamstring from the weekend,” manager Mick McCarthy said.
"We’ll see what tomorrow brings with him. I’m hoping he’ll be OK but the last thing I would do is risk him and risk missing him for four or five games because he’s been very, very good.”
McCarthy had one other new injury to report, further frustration for Luke Hyam, who has only just returned from a long spell on the sidelines with a knee injury, but fortunately nothing too serious.
"Luke Hyam has rocked his ankle,” the Town boss added. "I know he’s not been in the squad or on the bench, but I think we’re looking pretty good other than that.
"It’s nothing to do with his other injury. He made a great block on the line, it hit him right on the toe and it opened his ankle up. it’s kind of sod’s law for him at the minute, but he’ll be fine.”
Jonny Williams started for the U23s in this afternoon’s game against Bristol City at Playford Road having recovered from his shoulder injury but McCarthy says the on-loan Crystal Palace man is a little way off first-team involvement.
"He’s been out for a long time, this is his first game,” he said. "Let’s see whether he gets through 90 minutes, he might not even do that.”
Teddy Bishop, who was nursing a tight groin towards the end of last week, has been unwell over the weekend so won’t be involved against Wolves.
"He’s been poorly, he’s just back in today, he’s had a bit of sickness so he won’t be in the squad. It’s his first day in,” McCarthy added.
Central defender Steven Taylor is expected to be back from his hamstring injury in time for the trip to Cardiff a week on Saturday, while on-loan Reading striker Dominic Samuel (broken toe) was expected to be back on the the training ground doing some work at some point this week.
Another centre-half, Adam Webster, is out for the season having undergone ankle surgery.
Midfielder Giles Coke is set to be released at the end of the season having missed the entire campaign with a knee injury, while McCarthy has said striker Leon Best, who recently underwent a groin operation, won’t play for him again.