Aston Villa Lose Laursen For Up To A Month
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Martin Laursen faces four weeks on the sidelines but it could have been significantly worse.
Aston Villa can expect to be without key defender Martin Laursen for up to a month, though the good news is that he likely won't be needing surgery.
The veteran Danish international aggravated an old knee injury during the recent 1-0 win over West Ham United and was forced to sit out the dramatic boxing day draw with Arsenal as result.
"He's going to be a few weeks, he's had an injection to try and get the knee settling down," Villa boss Martin O'Neill said after the game.
"We thought it might require surgery, but we're feeling it might settle down and he could return more quickly than if he'd had the operation. We're talking about three or four weeks."goal.com