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Aston Villa face injury BLOW as Ashley Westwood ruled out
ASTON VILLA are facing a midfield injury crisis after Ashley Westwood was ruled out for up to a month.
Ashley Westwood has been ruled out for up to a month
Westwood is expected to be sidelined for three to four weeks after scans revealed medial knee ligament damage having been carried off during Sunday's 2-1 win over Leicester.
It leaves Paul Lambert's midfield options stretched ahead of the heavy backlog of Premier League games over the festive period.
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Fabian Delph (shoulder) remains unavailable, despite returning to training, and he is not the only concern for the Villa manager.
Lambert is also sweating on the fitness of Tom Cleverley (foot) and Joe Cole (hamstring).
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