The Belgium international striker did damage
to his groin in his side's 1-0 win over Norwich
at Carrow Road on Saturday but the Scot is
optimistic he can make a quick recovery
Aston Villa boss Paul Lambert remains hopeful
that Christian Benteke will not be out for long
after suffering an injury against Norwich .
Villa's second away victory of the season -
secured courtesy of Libor Kozak's first goal
for the club - was soured by the sight of last
season's top scorer limping away from the
action midway through the first half.
Benteke slipped when looking to control a ball
out of defence and appeared to stretch his
groin. He attempted to play on but was forced
off, to be replaced by Kozak.
"The medical staff reckon it's his hip
flexor," he told BT Sport. "Hopefully it's not
too bad.
"But Libor Kozak came on and scored within
90 seconds which shows he'll endear himself
to the crowd."
Lambert also praised the effort of his team to
record their first clean sheet in 27 Premier
League matches.
"We came here with a lot of injuries so credit
to every one of them," added the Villa boss.
"They were outstanding.
"I'm delighted with the way the lads have
performed."
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