Aston Villa have submitted their Premier League squad, and it includes Tyrone Mings and Boubacar Kamara as they continue their respective recoveries from injury.
After a busy summer transfer window which saw movement both in terms of incomings and outgoings, Unai Emery now has his squad in place until January at least to make a positive start to the campaign.
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With no more deals until the New Year, clubs are expected to submit their squads to the Premier League, with no more than 17 players who don’t fulfil the ‘Home Grown Player’ criteria, while an additional eight can take the total up to 25 players, all of whom must be ‘Home Grown’.
As per the Premier League site, Villa have now confirmed their full list, which can be seen below, and while it’s largely as expected, it was important to see both Mings and Kamara included as they continue their comebacks from injury.
Mings hasn’t played since the opening game of last season after suffering a serious knee injury, while Kamara sustained a knee injury of his own and has been sidelined since February.
The influential Villa duo have both been back in group training this month as they close in on a return, but it’s another key show of faith from the club that they have full belief in their ability to make a full recovery from their setbacks and get back to their previous levels.
There is also an additional list of our registered U21 players who are eligible to take the total number above the limit of 25 players, and that list includes the likes of Jhon Duran and Kosta Nedeljkovic.
While PSR and SCR constraints made life difficult for the Villa hierarchy to strengthen the squad this summer, we arguably do have more depth and a younger group that Emery will no doubt relish working with and look to take us to the next level.
It will certainly be a difficult task to replicate our top-four finish from last season, but after making a positive start after three games, it’s hoped that we can continue to build on that and keep everyone healthy this year, to maximise the quality available to the Villa boss in the list below.
Injuries and fatigue were major issues last season, and with our Champions League campaign getting underway next week too as well as the Carabao Cup this month, it promises to be a big challenge again, one which we’re hopefully better prepared and equipped for this time round.
25 Squad players (Home grown)
1 Bailey, Leon Patrick
2 Barkley, Ross
3 Buendia Stati, Emiliano
4 Cash, Matthew Stuart*
5 Digne, Lucas
6 Francisco Torres, Pau
7 Gauci, Joe Anthony
8 Kamara, Boubacar Bernard
9 Konsa, Ezri Ngoyo*
10 Maatsen, Ian Ethan*
11 Martinez Romero, Damian Emiliano*
12 McGinn, John
13 Mings, Tyrone Deon*
14 Mvom Onana, Amadou Ba Z
15 Olsen, Robin
16 Philogene-Bidace, Jaden*
17 Ramsey, Jacob*
18 Rogers, Morgan Elliot*
19 Santos Silva, Diego Carlos
20 Tielemans, Youri Marion
21 Watkins, Oliver George Arthur*
U21 players (Contract and Scholars)
1 Alcock, Todd Rees
2 Allan, Jack Richard
3 Amundsen-Day, Ethan
4 Asante-Boakye, Maxwell Kwesi
5 Asemota, Aimuamwonnsa Presley Owen
6 Barnes, Mikell Nathan Leon
7 Barry, Louie Mark
8 Bloomfield, Teddie Arthur
9 Bogarde, Lamare Trenton Chansey
10 Borland, Aidan Gerald
11 Brannigan, Cole Patrick
12 Briscoe, Elijah Brandon
13 Broggio, Benjamin David
14 Burchall, Ajani Alexander Edward
15 Burgess, Woody Jack Robert
16 Burrowes, Bradley-Paul
17 Carroll, Theodore James
18 Cotcher, Mason Lee
19 Da Cruz Sousa, Lino Goncalo
20 Dobbin, Lewis Norman
21 Duerden, Archie
22 Duran Palacios, Jhon Jader
23 Edwards, I-Lani
24 Emery Fernandez, Lander
25 Feeney, Joshua Philip
26 Green, Jacob Raymond
27 Hamdin, Omar Khedr Ismail Ahmed
28 Hammond, Alexander
29 Hayward, Vinnie Brendan Sean
30 Hemmings, George Lawrence
31 Iling-Junior, Samuel
32 Jenner, Max Daniel
33 Jimoh-Aloba, Jamaldeen
34 Katsukunya, Thierry Alfred Farai
35 Lewis, Samuel Jack
36 Lott, Max Matthew
37 Lutz, Charlie Ethan
38 Lynch, Luka John
39 Lynskey, Alfie Tomas
40 Marschall, Filip
41 McWilliams, Ashton Tyler
42 Monteiro Fortes, Rodrigo
43 Moore, Kobei
44 Moreland, Calum Francis
45 Mosquera Mosquera, Yeimar Jesus
46 Mulley, Trai-Varn Divinche
47 Munroe, Finley Christopher Ryan
48 Nedeljkovic, Kosta
49 O’Reilly, Tommi Dylan Brooklyn
50 Patterson, Travis
51 Pavey, Charlie James
52 Pierre, Kyrie Jay Victor
53 Proctor, Sam Adrian
54 Quinn, Keilan James
55 Ramsey, Cole Paul
56 Richards, Rico Dean Scott
57 Routh, Leon George
58 Rowe, Triston Tye
59 Simpson, Ewan Mark
60 Smith, Kerr David
61 Swinkels, Sil Laurentius
62 Taylor, Kane
63 Timson, Nile Jordan Joseph
64 Wilson, Junior John
65 Wilson, Rory
66 Wright, James Thomas
67 Young, Kadan Christophe
68 Zych, Oliwier