League Two club Stevenage have signed Aston Villa midfielder Henry Cowans on loan until January.
The 20-year-old son of former Villa player Gordon Cowans has appeared for Villa's Under-21 side
He comes in after confirmation that Boro midfielder Tom Conlon will miss up to nine months with a knee injury.
"He's got those Tom Conlon-type traits and obviously with Tom stepping out for a while it ended up being decent timing," said Boro boss Darren Sarrl.
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