Dunne out for Villa

Republic of Ireland central defender Richard Dunne (hamstring, striker Emile Heskey (foot), and skipper Stiliyan Petrov (Achilles) suffered injuries in Aston Villa's Carling Cup semi-final win over Blackburn on Wednesday and are rated doubtful for the home FA Cup fourth round clash with Brighton.

Striker John Carew and midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker are already on the injury list and still ruled out.