March 26 2005

Emmerson Boyce

EMMERSON BOYCE is set to miss the rest of the season after breaking his foot in training.

BOYCE, 25, kicked the bottom of Mark Hudson's boot in a 5-a-side training game. The right-back has been a revelation in the Palace side since his move from Luton in the summer and only signed a contract extension last week.

"I have been lucky with injuries throughout my career so far - this is the first major one I've had," he told the Croydon Advertiser.

"I was happy, with all my future sorted then I go home with a cracked foot.

"Tackles fly in. On another day I would have kicked the bottom of his foot and it would just be badly bruised - it is one of those things.

"It could have been worse I suppose, but I think it has more or less ruled me out for the rest of the season."