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The Aston Villa striker, who sustained the injury to his left ankle during Villa’s draw with Wigan on Saturday, visited an ankle specialist in London where he was told he will miss around three months, according to the Telegraph.

That would rule him out until the end of May, with the finals getting under way just over a week later in Poland and Ukraine.

Villa said in a statement: “Darren faces up to 12 weeks on the sidelines having ruptured ankle ligaments in his left foot in the game against Wigan and he is unlikely to play again this season. Dr Ian McGuinness and the Villa medical staff have been liaising with the England medical team about the extent of his injury.

“Darren will undergo a further examination in seven days to determine the need for an operation.”