Head Coach Steve Cooper has confirmed that Chris Wood will miss the rest of the season through injury.
The striker, who joined from Newcastle United in the January transfer window, picked up a thigh injury in the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month.
The New Zealander went away for international duty with his country during the break and participated in some training sessions, but was unable to feature in their two friendlies against China.
Speaking in this morning's press conference, Cooper revealed that Wood will miss the remainder of the campaign having picked up another injury during the international break.
“Chris Wood is out for the season,” he said. “He’s picked up an injury during the international break.
“Serge Aurier, André Ayew and Gustavo Scarpa have picked up some injuries over the break as well. We’re not sure how long they will be out for or what their availability will be for the next few games.
“Taiwo Awoniyi and Cheikhou Kouyaté are back in full training, and obviously Moussa is back now having played the last game and then making his international debut for Senegal.
“It’s just something we have to deal with, we’ll put our focus into the players who are available and who are training ready to play the next game and commit to them guys.”