Championship strugglers Blackpool have confirmed that teenage winger Henry Cameron will miss up to six weeks of action because of ankle ligament damage.

The 17-year-old suffered the injury during the key relegation scrap against Wigan Athletic on Saturday, which Blackpool lost 3-1.

"It was a twist of his ankle and he also got a kick on it," Tangerines boss Lee Clark told the club website ahead of tomorrow night's trip to Birmingham City.

"He's got a few ligaments that are damaged in his ankle and it's quite sore and bruised at the moment.

"It's a big blow to us because the lad has been doing terrifically well. When you consider it's his first time in first-team football, he's handled the technical and mental sides of it really well."

Cameron has started six of Blackpool's seven games since making his first-team debut at the end of January.

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Pascal Lemesre