Injury rules Reid out of Staunton's first squad

ANDY REID will not be available for Steve Staunton's first Irish squad, after the Spurs winger suffered the recurrence of a knee ligament injury at Fulham on Tuesday night.

Reid, who was back in the Spurs starting line-up for the first time since sustaining the same injury at Middlesbrough in December, was forced out of the game following a tackle after just 20 minutes.

Spurs boss Martin Jol yesterday confirmed: "He has the same injury as before, a medial ligament problem and it seems to be worse, so he'll be out for four to six weeks. That's a big disappointment."