Blues loan striker Troy Parrott has been named in the Republic of Ireland squad for their games against Serbia, Luxembourg and Qatar later this month, meaning he will miss the Town match at Wigan a week on Saturday.
Ireland are Serbia on Wednesday 24th March with Luxembourg visiting Dublin three days later with both matches World Cup qualifiers. The game against Qatar, a friendly, takes place in Hungary on Tuesday 30th March.
"Parrott is due to meet up with the squad on Sunday following Town’s game at Portsmouth the previous day.
He will miss the trip to Wigan the following week but will be back in Suffolk in time for the Friday Good Friday game against Bristol Rovers at Portman Road on April 2nd.
The 19-year-old has previously won two full caps, one start and one sub appearance.
Parrott, who is on loan until the end of the season from Tottenham Hotspur, has made 10 starts and one sub appearance, scoring once, since joining the Blues in January.