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Davies ruled out for season

02 Mar 2008 - 11:54:50

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Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a serious Achilles injury in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal.

The on-loan West Brom defender, who was named in Fabio Capello's first England squad before being cut from the final 23-man selection, was stretchered off in the 40th minute at the Emirates Stadium with a ruptured Achilles.

Davies had overcome a sticky start to life at Villa Park to become a regular in the starting line-up during the past three months.

The former England Under-21 international had made 14 appearances for Martin O'Neill's side this season but will now be sidelined for around six months.

"Curtis has ruptured his Achilles tendon and he's going to have an operation tonight. We're really disappointed for him," O'Neill told the club's official website.

"He's been doing really well and that's a sickener. But he'll be back.

"He misses the rest of the season and it's really cruel because he's been doing splendidly.

"It would have been nice to have won the game for him."