Aston Villa have confirmed that midfielder Gary Gardner will be sidelined for "eight to nine months" with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The 20-year-old adds to the Villans' injury woes, which include Gabriel Agbonlahor, Marc Albrighton and Richard Dunne.
Villa boss Paul Lambert said: "It's a blow and it's definitely a blow for the lad, but he's very positive and he'll get great attention all the way through his rehab."
Gardner has made 17 appearances for the Midlands club.
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| 7 | Crystal Palace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Everton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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