Blues midfielder Cole Skuse will be out for two months with the knee injury he suffered in training earlier in the week, manager Paul Lambert has confirmed.
"He’s going to be out for a couple of months,” he said at his press conference after the 2-0 defeat at Stoke, Skuse having suffered cartilage damage.
"I put Trevoh Chalobah in there, I thought he was excellent but again I think that’s another area of the pitch where we need a little help [in January].
"Kayden Jackson didn’t feel good this morning when he woke up, so it was too risky to put him in and Wardy he’s been ill most of the week. That was the reason for those two [missing out at Stoke].”