Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke sidelined for six weeks

Aston Villa's Christian Benteke is expected to be out of first team action for six weeks having suffered from a hip injury during the club's 1-0 victory over Norwich City in the Premier League last weekend.

The 22-year-old forward was substituted during the first half of the Villa's encounter against Norwich City at Carrow Road.

Following the the club's ashaming 4-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the Capital One cup, a tweet from Villa's official site read: "Paul Lambert confirms Christian Benteke will be out for four-six weeks. Better news than he first feared"

Benteke is currently the club's top scorer in the Premier League with 4 goals..