Ipswich duo Cole Skuse and Giles Coke ruled out with injuries

Both midfielders collected the injuries during the 1-0 defeat at QPR, while o n loan winger Ryan Fraser has now returned to parent club Bournemouth for treatment on a hamstring tear.

Skuse suffered a toe ligament injury, while Coke will miss the trip to face former club Bristol City after taking a bang to his knee when coming on for his team-mate at Loftus Road.

Town manager Mick McCarthy expects Skuse to face around six weeks of recovery, and Coke about a month.

"Cole has damaged the ligament in his toe, and he limped through for 40 minutes of the game on Saturday, and will be another big loss to us," McCarthy said on the official Ipswich Twitter feed.

"Giles Coke as well, he injured his knee in the game - it was carnage at QPR."

Ben Pringle, meanwhile, could feature against Bristol City if his proposed loan move from Fulham is completed in time.