Derby County forward Dajaune Brown could miss the remainder of the season as he requires hamstring surgery.
The 19-year-old academy product has made 15 Championship appearances for the Rams this season, albeit his only three starts, and his lone league goal came before Christmas.
He is one of several injury headaches for head coach Paul Warne ahead of Sheffield United’s trip to Pride Park on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Warne informed BBC Radio Derby that Daj will be sidelined for an extended period due to a hamstring procedure.
“Corey Blackett-Taylor (hamstring) is out for a lengthy period – we won’t see him for a long period.”
Full-back Kane Wilson is also set to miss his second game with a hamstring strain sustained against Sunderland while Warne reported “Callum Elder has tweaked his groin so we won’t be missing him too long – days or weeks, definitely not months.”
New arrival Matt Clarke, who signed this week from Middlesbrough, is in contention to start in defence but while Nat Phillips (calf) has started running, he won’t be back in full training until next week.
