MANAGER Ivan Juric admitted "things are not going well" and ruled Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Jack Stephens out of the match against Burnley.

Stephens, who was a half-time substitution for Harwood-Bellis, was withdrawn with injury after 10 minutes at Ipswich Town last time out.

His setback was expected to be more serious than the ankle knock which earlier forced England international Harwood-Bellis off the pitch.

Juric was initially optimistic about Harwood-Bellis but his concern appears to have grown following initial assessments ahead of the FA Cup fourth round.

He said: "He has a problem with the ankle and I was optimistic after the game against Ipswich but the things are not going well.

"We will see for next week but I think for this game he will not be ready. But Nathan Wood is in, and that's it, I think.

"Jack is upset because he wants to help the team. He's captain. He knows that he can give a lot to the team and it's frustrating for him.

"We think it's not really bad. I was really afraid after the match and we will see in the next few weeks how everything is going but he was disappointed."

Juric's defensive options are bolstered by the return of Nathan Wood, who missed last weekend's 2-1 win at Portman Road.

James Bree, Jan Bednarek, Armel Bella-Kotchap are also fit and make up Juric's options in the absence of Stephens and Harwood-Bellis.

Juric insists he will name a strong team again, as Scott Parker's side arrive unbeaten in 18 in all competitions with the best defensive record in England.

"I want to win the match. I think it's a great opportunity for us. In this moment, I think it's the best XI," said the Croatian manager.

"I was watching lots of games of them and they're a really good team with lots of potential. Great. 18 games unbeaten, lots of clean sheets.

"Now there is no problem with fitness and players because we play one game a week and we can manage this without problems.

"In this moment, I think it's the best XI we go for. If we play the next match after two or three days, then it's different."