Aston Villa face Wolves in the Premier League this weekend, and Unai Emery has provided our latest team news ahead of the clash.
Villa sit in fourth place ahead of the encounter, three points ahead of Tottenham and nine in front of Man Utd in sixth, albeit both of our rivals have a game in hand.
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With just nine games remaining in the campaign, Emery will know the importance of ticking off wins to achieve our objective of Champions League qualification as soon as possible, which will coincide with our push for Europa Conference League glory too.
A fundamental factor in that will be our ability to keep everyone fit and avoid further injury setbacks, and the Villa boss has given the latest on the squad ahead of the visit of Wolves on Saturday evening.
It was a mixed update as Emery confirmed that Matty Cash picked up a hamstring injury while on international duty with Poland, and the Villa right-back is now expected to be sidelined for two to three weeks.
In contrast, he added that Jacob Ramsey is making good progress in his latest recovery from a foot problem, and a decision will be made on his availability following the conclusion of our last training session on Friday afternoon in terms of whether or not he’s included in the squad for this weekend.
Cash’s absence presents a headache for the Villa boss as he’ll have to shift things around again with Ezri Konsa likely to fill in at right-back, while Ramsey will hope he can now build some momentum and consistency both in terms of playing time and being decisive, as that will be an important boost for us in the coming weeks.
Long-term absentees Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia remain out of action, albeit both have continued to post positive progress updates, while Boubacar Kamara is also still sidelined as our strength in depth continues to be tested. Captain John McGinn is still out through suspension too.
