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And, midfielder Clark faces another lengthy spell out of the game after tearing his calf in training having only just returned to full-time training after a long lay-off with an Achilles injury.
Manager Jean Tigana is now desperately short in attack, with strike trio Louis Saha (hamstring), Facundo Sava (calf) and Barry Hayles (neck) all sidelined for Saturday's match with Newcastle and Junichi Inamoto is out for a month with ligament damage to his ankle.