Fa Barclaycard Premiership News( 05 November 2008 )
English Premiership football News
Adebayor injury blow hits Arsenal
Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor was ruled out of action for three weeks with an ankle injury suffered in Saturday's defeat 2-1 at Stoke.
The 24-year-old suffered the injury after a fight against Ryan Shawcross.
The defense challenge from Stoke drew an angry reaction from Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has accused the side of the house too aggressive tactics.
Adebayor and will now miss league games against Manchester United, Aston Villa, Manchester City and maybe Chelsea.
The Gunners are due to play fellow Londoners, November 30.
The Togolese striker will also miss the Champions League game with Fenerbahce and Dynamo Kiev.
Stoke City chairman Peter Coates strongly rejected Wenger's claims that his team has played in a bad way.
"I am sure that none of our players are going to deliberately hurt someone," said Coates.
Fellow forward Theo Walcott was also injured in Saturday's defeat.
Adebayor has nine goals this season, five in the league, and Arsenal is the best scorer.
by bbcnews.
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