Steve Morison said he would not simply throw Jai Semenyo

Steve Morison said he would not simply throw Jai Semenyo in at the deep end if Cody Drameh fails his late fitness test.

Drameh came off at half time against Sheffield United after suffering a bang on his knee and it is unknown whether he will be fit enough to face Middlesbrough on Wednesday night.

He has been an everpresent since joining from Leeds in January, with Perry Ng moving inside to a centre-back role. However, Morison said he would have to rejig things if Drameh is unavailable as he does not want to throw Semenyo in at the deep end.

"He is not quite ready yet," Morison said of the 19 year-old. "If Cody doesn’t make it then we will adjust somewhere else. I wouldn’t do that to Jai, they need to be ready. I don’t think he is quite ready for the Riverside, under the lights and on TV on a Wednesday night! But he will get there, just not yet."