• Premier League

Arteta blow for Everton

ESPNsoccernet staff
March 10, 2011
Mikel Arteta has suffered a grade-two hamstring tear © PA Photos
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Everton midfielder Mikel Arteta has suffered a grade-two tear hamstring tear.

Arteta had to be withdrawn after just seven minutes of his side's 1-1 draw against Birmingham on Wednesday night and David Moyes could only confirm after the game that he believed it to be a hamstring injury.

Having undergone a scan on Thursday, Everton have now said he has suffered a grade-two tear, although a club statement said "it is not yet known how long the Spanish midfielder will be out for".

Steven Gerrard was sidelined for four weeks with a similar injury earlier this season.

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