Midfielder or full-back Tristan Nydam is expected to be out for six months having broken his right ankle and suffered ligament damage at Notts County last night.
The 19-year-old was stretchered off in the second half following a challenge with County’s Dion Kelly-Evans with the Blues having no complaint about the tackle.
"Tristan has broken his right ankle and there is ligament damage as well,” Town physio Matt Byard told the club site.
"He is now back in Ipswich after being taken to hospital to be assessed and is in a cast. He will have a MRI scan to look at the extent of the ligament damage and will need surgery when the swelling settles down.
"We will know more next week but with this type of injury, you are looking at a six-month timeframe.”
Nydam joins an already lengthy injury list with Teddy Bishop (knee), Jon Nolan (calf), Toto Nsiala (hamstring), Jack Lankester (back), Gwion Edwards (groin), Alan Judge (wrist), Freddie Sears, Ben Morris (both ACL) and Ben Folami (achilles) all currently sidelined.