Town boss Joe Royle says he's not looking at bringing in any loan players immediately but has targets in his sights should the Blues suffer an injury crisis. Central defender Jason De Vos limped off against Sheffield United but is not a long-term concern.

Royle says that losing more than one player to a knock is his biggest worry: "Our greatest fear is injuries, as we are only two or three away from a crisis.

"We have identified players we could go and get quickly if we needed too though. I haven't seriously enquired about anyone for more than a month though as we haven't had to."

The Town manager says he might be without De Vos at Burnley on Saturday: "Jason suffered a dead leg, but Saturday is likely to be the only game he misses, if he misses any."

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