Fulham captain Tom Cairney picked up the ankle problem in Fulham’s 3-2 Premier League win over Burnley on Sunday.

The Fulham midfielder now faces up to a month on the sidelines.

Scots boss Alex McLeish is expected to name a replacement before he gathers his squad in Edinburgh on Sunday night.

The news will be a major blow for both club and country with Cairney having started all of Fulham’s three games back in the Premier League.

Scotland will play against Belgium and Albania.