World Cup woe for O'Leary

Aston Villa manager David O’Leary is resigned to being without Juan Pablo Angel, Nolberto Solano and Ulises de la Cruz for the Premiership clash at champions Arsenal in a fortnight.

The South American trio are away on World Cup duty over the next fortnight and have already been ruled out by O’Leary of the October 16 trip to Highbury.