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Brighton attackers Julio Enciso and Mark O’Mahony have injury concerns for their loan clubs Ipswich Town and Portsmouth.

Enciso sustained a knee injury during the first half of Ipswich’s 1-1 draw at Aston Villa and now looks set for around four weeks on the sidelines.

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“He’s had some scans,” said Town boss Kieran McKenna on Enciso. “Thankfully there was no new significant damage.

“It’s mostly going to need a period to settle down. Quite how long that is we’re not exactly sure. Hopefully, we’ll get him back as soon as possible.”

In Enciso’s absence, lowly Ipswich suffered a hefty 4-1 home defeat to Tottenham last weekend and will hope to kick-start their push to avoid the drop at Manchester United tonight, before their FA Cup fifth-round clash at Nottingham Forest on Monday.

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Enciso has made three Premier League appearances so far for the Tractor Boys following his January loan move.

Meanwhile, O’Mahony recently returned after a lengthy knee issue and scored during Portsmouth’s 2-0 Championship win at Oxford United but then missed last Saturday’s 2-1 home victory against QPR with a fresh groin problem.

Pompey’s head coach John Mousinho told our sister title The News: “Mark just felt his groin slightly in training on Friday, I don’t think it’s too bad.

“It’s not quite as bad as some of the others on initial assessment. Mark not being included against QPR wasn’t a precaution, because I don’t think he was ready to play. It’s one where we’re just not ready to push him through it.”

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O’Mahony joined Portsmouth last summer on a season loan but missed 15 Championship matches due to injury. The 20-year-old has made 11 appearances in total for Mousinho’s team with four goals in all competitions.

Portsmouth are 17th in the table and are next in action on March 1 at Luton Town.