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Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert is sweating over the fitness of centre-halves Nathan Baker and Philippe Senderos.

Baker twisted a knee in the final stages of the 0-0 draw at West Ham while Senderos has pulled out of Switzerland’s Euro 2016 game at home to Lithuania with a calf injury.

Coach Vladimir Petkovic told reporters that Senderos would be unavailable after pulling out of a training session on Tuesday.

Skipper Ron Vlaar is also on international duty with Holland ahead of Villa's next Premier League match - at home to Southampton on Monday, November 24.

Meanwhile, Aly Cissokho has praised team-mate Charles N’Zogbia for helping him settle into life in Birmingham.

The club’s ‘buddy’ system - where new players are paired with an experienced figure to aid the settling in process - saw the left-back link-up with winger N’Zogbia.

Cissokho joined the club from Valencia in the summer and said: “When you come to a new club, it’s good to have someone you can talk to.

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“Everything is new - the club, the city, the team, team-mates so it was good to have someone who can help and talk to me every day and he still does now.

“Charles and Philippe Senderos speak French which made the transition a lot easier for me and made me feel welcome when I first arrived.”

The 27-year-old has also built up a friendship with fellow new boy Carlos Sanchez.

He added: “Carlos is a good guy, a nice guy and speaks French as well.

“He’s a new player like me and that’s why it’s good to have Carlos around.

“He has started his Villa career really well too and adapted to the lifestyle.”