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ASTON Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell will miss this week's UEFA Cup qualifier in Iceland with a calf strain.
The ex-Chelsea player sat out the recent friendly against his former club Reading, as well as two games on last week's trip to Spain, after suffering the problem in training.And manager Martin O'Neill has opted not risk him for Thursday's second qualifying round first leg against FH Hafnarfjordur ahead of the Barclays Premier League opener against Manchester City on Sunday.
"I think Steve will only start doing a bit of work later this week so he will not be fit for Thursday," O'Neill told www.avfc.co.uk.
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