Veron, meanwhile, has been ruled out for another month, having last featured in November. The Argentine misses tonight's FA Cup third-round replay against Watford at Stamford Bridge, as will compatriot Hernan Crespo, who could be absent with a calf injury for a further month, but there is some good news in that Damien Duff may be back on the substitutes' bench if he gets clearance after dislocating a shoulder last month.