John McGreal has been ruled out of the rest of the Christmas programme after suffering an ankle injury in the latter stages of Saturday's 1-0 win at Spurs.

Town boss George Burley said of his central defender: "John McGreal has a badly sprained ankle and it looks as though he'll be out for a few weeks which is unfortunate because again today he was outstanding and that is going to be a big blow."

Titus Bramble is almost certain to start in McGreal's stead against Leicester on Boxing Day.

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