Everton midfielder Tom Cleverley has suffered ligament damage but avoided a broken ankle in an injury suffered on Saturday, Roberto Martinez has said.
Cleverley, 26, was carried off on a stretcher after being challenged by Eric Dier during the first half of a 0-0 Premier League draw at Tottenham.
He is expected to be out for around eight weeks, although there were initially fears that he could be absent for much longer.
Martinez told Everton's official website: "We have mixed feelings because we feared the worst when that challenge happened.
"We thought that it was a fracture. To have a fracture at this stage of the season for Tom would have been devastating because his form has been terrific.
"He has got ligament damage and the next step will be to see how long he is going to be out.
"It's an injury we need to try to recover as quickly as we can but clearly it's good news from when we saw Tom falling to the ground at White Hart Lane."
Cleverley, who has 13 England caps, joined Everton on a free transfer in July after being released by Manchester United. He spent last season on loan at Aston Villa.