Blues striker Ben Morris’s season is over after he underwent surgery on an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
The 19-year-old, who returned from a loan spell at Forest Green Rovers last month, suffered the injury in training.
The academy product, who recently signed a new contract which runs to 2021 with the option of a further year, tweeted a photo of himself on crutches following the op.
"The operation went well but we are looking at a recovery period of nine months to a year for Ben,” Town physio Matt Byard told the club site.
Grant Ward suffered a similar injury at QPR on Boxing Day and was also expected to be sidelined for nine months, while Andre Dozzell missed virtually the whole of last season having ruptured his ACL on the opening day of the campaign.
Morris’s only appearance for the Town first team this season came as a sub on the opening day of the campaign, while he made one start and three sub appearance in 2017/18.
Fellow U23s striker Ben Folami has already been ruled out for the season with a torn achilles tendon.
Op went well today. Road to recovery starts now âš½ï¸ðŸ”µðŸšœ#ITFC pic.twitter.com/t8JtFsTgRB– Ben Morris (@BenMorris99) February 7, 2019