Larsson out with broken jaw

Celtic FC striker Henrik Larsson has suffered a double fracture of his jaw and will miss a large chunk of the title run-in as well as both forthcoming UEFA Cup meetings with VfB Stuttgart.

Clash of heads
Larsson was injured 14 minutes into the Scottish Premier League encounter with Livingston FC after a clash of heads with Gustave Bahoken. The Swedish striker, who has scored 24 league goals this season and is a contender for the ESM Golden Shoe award, was immediately taken to hospital.

'Major blow'
Celtic manager Martin O'Neill, who is already without the suspended John Hartson for the first leg against Stuttgart, said: "I really don't know how bad it is at the moment. It's a major blow to us because Henrik is a world-class player. He will be operated on tonight and I would hope that he will come back before the end of the season to be perfectly honest.

'Weeks rather than months'
"Sometimes these operations go so well, and I'm only guessing, but I'm hoping that it is going to be weeks rather than months. But knowing Henrik - he came back from a broken leg and I think he will come back as quickly as possible," he added.

Chasing trophies
The 31-year-old's injury is a huge blow to Celtic, who are chasing four trophies this season. The Glasgow side are in the last 16 of the Scottish Cup and the UEFA Cup as well as being three points behind league leaders Rangers FC, who they also face in the league cup final on 16 March.