St Helens scrum-half Kyle Eastmond has been ruled out of the Super League Grand Final clash against Wigan with an ankle injury.
The 21-year-old has been plagued by the injuries recently and has only been able to play four times over the last three months.
He has struggled with the hip, shoulder and ankle problems during that time and picked up damaged ankle ligaments during Saints' play-off semi-final victory against Huddersfield.
His fitness for the final was immediately thrown into doubt and he was unable to recover in time for the showdown at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Despite the setback, coach Mick Potter does not think that Eastmond's absence will be too much of a blow to his side.
"We have got other options - we've got Chris Flannery, Jon Wilkin, Jonny Lomax, Gary Wheeler. There's a multitude of different options we can work with," he said.
"As much as you lose one, I've got plan B, plan C and plan D ready to go."
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