Ipswich Town: Sammie Szmodics to return for FA Cup fourth round match against Coventry City but goalkeeper Christian Walton out for eight weeks

An Ipswich Town attacker is set to return from injury for the Emirates FA Cup this weekend but a goalkeeper has been ruled out for eight weeks.

Sammie Szmodics has missed the last five matches with an ankle issue but is back in the frame to face Coventry City away in the fourth round tomorrow.

However, Conor Chaplin, who has been on the sidelines for the last six games, remains out with a knee problem.

Blues boss Kieran McKenna said: “Szmodics will be in the squad tomorrow, he’s trained today with the group. Conor Chaplin’s not training yet.

"It's good to have Sam back. He's been an important figure with his goals, but also he's a different type to the forwards we've had playing for the last couple of weeks. He's also an older player for what has been a really young unit."

“George Hirst is the senior figure in there and he’s in his mid-twenties. It’s nice to have Sam back and the different dynamic that he brings to that group.”

On keeper Christian Walton, who recently strained his groin against league leaders Liverpool, McKenna said: “It’s looking at in and around eight weeks for the prognosis. Of course, for these things you have to monitor as you go along.

“Sometimes it can be a little bit quicker, sometimes a little bit longer.

“We’ll get him back as quickly as possible, but it’s that kind of rough timescale we’ve been given.”

Ahead of the trip to Coventry, McKenna said there are one or two doubts in the squad with a late decision to be made on a couple of players.

Wes Burns is set to miss the rest of the season after picking up a knee injury against Liverpool.

"He had surgery to repair his ACL and thankfully it all went well," McKenna said.

“There wasn't too much damage to the other parts of the knee, so it was as positive as it could be."

Kick-off at the CBS Arena is at 3pm tomorrow.