Aston Villa will be without Belgium striker Christian Benteke for four to six weeks after he sustained a hip injury in last weekend's win at Norwich City, the club said.
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"Paul Lambert confirms Christian Benteke will be out for four-six weeks. Better news than he first feared," Villa said on the club's Twitter page.
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The news is a blow for Villa as Benteke had begun the season superbly, scoring four Premier League goals.
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He was unable to play in Villa's 4-0 League Cup defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday and is likely to miss Belgium's remaining World Cup qualifiers.
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Belgium, who are five points clear at the top of Group A, visit second place Croatia on October 11 and host Wales four days later.
That is a very log time no doubt but I trust his club to still cope without him.
Very soon the four weeks will be over!