The 31-year-old miss Saturday's debacle at Villa Park also, but the club don't think that the injury will keep the ex-England man out of the side for too long.
But he certainly won't be fit enough to take on his ex-bosses side at Craven Cottage this week.
"David has a small tear and it will take a few days for it to settle down, ruling him out of this week's action," a spokesman confirmed on the club's official website.