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Chaplin Out, Hirst and Tuanzebe Still at Least a Fortnight From a Return - Ipswich Town News

Town will be without Conor Chaplin at Fulham on Sunday, the forward having picked up a knee problem, while George Hirst and Axel Tuanzebe are still at least a couple of weeks away from a return to action.

Asked about injuries ahead of the trip to Craven Cottage on Sunday, manager Kieran McKenna revealed Chaplin had picked up a knock which is still being looked at.

"Conor Chaplin's going to be out for a couple of weeks,” he said. "He's picked up a knock on his knee, so that's going to rule him out for a couple of weeks. We're still sort of assessing it exactly.

"And we have a few little issues after the Chelsea game, to be honest, that we're still assessing going into this game, so we're going to see over the next 24 hours.”

Hirst has been out since the Tottenham game at the start of November with a knee injury and Tuanzebe since the trip to Nottingham Forest later the same month due to a hamstring problem.

The striker is ahead of the defender but with both still a little way off a return, McKenna says.

"It’s still at least another couple of weeks,” he added. "I think George is in the really early stages of being out on the grass with the fitness coaches. Both still at least a couple of weeks away.”

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