Mellberg missing for Villa

Aston Villa captain and centre-back Olof Mellberg has been ruled out of Saturday’s Premiership clash with Arsenal at Highbury because of a flu bug.

Mellberg missing for Villa
Fri, 31 Mar, 2006 - 10:20

Aston Villa captain and centre-back Olof Mellberg has been ruled out of Saturday’s Premiership clash with Arsenal at Highbury because of a flu bug.

The Sweden international had been hopeful of returning after missing last weekend’s goalless draw with Fulham at Villa Park because of a hamstring injury.

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