Villa hit by sickness bug before Arsenal defeat - Lambert


Arsenal's Danny Welbeck (L) scores a goal during their English Premier League soccer match against Aston Villa at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England September 20, 2014. REUTERS/Darren Staples

(Reuters) - Aston Villa's bright start to the Premier League season ground to a shuddering halt in a 3-0 home defeat by Arsenal on Saturday with manager Paul Lambert bemoaning a sickness bug that has hit his squad.

"We lost Darren (Bent), Westy (Ashley Westwood) and Nathan (Baker) before the match. Nathan and Darren pulled out this morning. Westy was sick during the warm-up and Andi (Weimann) was sick at halftime. They were really bad," Lambert told the club website (www.avfc.co.uk).

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