Norwich City injury news: Josh Sargent surgery blow for JHT

Canaries head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup confirmed at his pre-Sheffield Wednesday press conference that the striker needs surgery on the problem that kept him out of Saturday's 2-1 loss to Cardiff, meaning he could be absent until after Christmas.

Thorup admitted that the American's latest fitness blow was a damaging one for his side, but said that solutions are already being sought in the City attacking department.

"It's going to require surgery, so we're talking eight weeks here," he confirmed. "Of course it's not the ideal situation for anyone, but we'll look at the possibilities.

"We'll look at the options and we'll look at what we can do, and then shape especially the offensive part of the team a little bit differently maybe. It gives possibilities for some of the other ones.

"It's not important for me to have a think about [recruiting to replace Sargent], because there will be at least 12-15 games before that. It's not something that can help us for now.

"At the moment we are a little bit busy finding solutions and seeing if we can recover as many players as possible. Of course we are low on numbers, but that's a part of the game and we have to make sure that we find the best possible solutions."

There was also bad news for Norwich on midfield prospect Gabriel Forsyth, who sustained an ailment of his own in just his second Championship start of the campaign.

"Gabriel Forsyth suffered a knee injury," Thorup revealed. "He will not be available for the squad [against Sheffield Wednesday].

"We will scan him and see what it is. We hope that it's nothing too serious, but he will not be available for the squad.

"He had a knock just before half time [against Cardiff], and he felt a bit sore when he came in. We did everything we could just to keep it warm and make sure that he could play a little bit of the second half.

"But after the game he felt it, and obviously we have to look into what it is."