Everton defender Phil Jagielka will be out for two months following a knee injury the 33 year old suffered in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League defeat at Arsenal.
However, Toffees boss Roberto Martinez described it as "good news" as it was initially feared Jagielka had seriously damaged his medial ligaments.
"After the game we expected the worst," said Martinez.
"It's probably the least it could be. I wouldn't expect anything longer than eight to nine weeks and we've got an international break in the middle so hopefully he's not going to miss too much action."