Agbonlahor injury concern for Villa

29 September 2010 08:27
Gabriel Agbonlahor is Aston Villa manager Gerard Houllier's main injury concern ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash at Tottenham.[LNB] The England striker has been suffering from calf and now groin problems this season.[LNB]Agbonlahor missed the first three games of the campaign because of a calf injury and had to be substituted after half an hour of last week's Carling Cup win over Blackburn with a similar setback.[LNB]Houllier admitted: "My concern is Gabby because he again has felt his groin.[LNB]"We will have to investigate a bit more. The calf problem has gone now. Now it's gone up his body. I hope it doesn't get much higher."[LNB]Houllier has received encouraging news regarding central defender Richard Dunne and striker John Carew.[LNB]The duo are making good progress after knee and back problems respectively and should be in contention for the trip to White Hart Lane.[LNB]Caretaker boss Kevin MacDonald had indicated Carew was struggling to play back-to-back matches because of his back complaint before he was replaced by Houllier.[LNB]Dunne suffered his setback in the clash at Stoke just over two weeks ago.[LNB]But Houllier admits the form of Carlos Cuellar as his replacement has given him a welcome selection headache.[LNB]He said: "That sort of headache I can take. A bad headache is when you've not got enough players.[LNB]"Carlos looked strong and solid and reminded me of Jamie Carragher. He goes for everything in the air and is brave."

Source: Team_Talk