England goalkeeper Foster out for six months

LONDON (Reuters) - England goalkeeper Ben Foster will be sidelined for six months after sustaining cruciate knee ligament damage in West Bromwich Albion's 1-0 win over Stoke City last week.

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The 31-year-old Foster has targeted a first-team return in October, the club said on their official website (www.wba.co.uk) on Saturday.

Albion, who are 13th in the Premier League, were beaten 3-0 by champions Manchester City on Saturday.

(Writing by Tony Jimenez, editing by Greg Stutchbury)