Michael Dawson is available after suspension to face Southampton on Sunday.
The skipper missed Wednesday night’s Capital One Cup tie against West Ham after picking up a fifth booking against Liverpool last week.
Andros Townsend joined the injury list after picking up a hamstring problem in the second half against the Hammers.
Jan Vertonghen (ankle), Younes Kaboul (thigh) and Paulinho – who serves the second of his three-match ban – all miss the trip to St Mary’s.
Tim Sherwood reported: “Michael will come back from suspension and the only positive for the players is that with Andros missing, someone else will get a chance to stand up and show what they can do.”