Major Aston Villa injury blow revealed ahead of Tottenham Premier League clash

Aston Villa might be with out Jack Grealish for Sunday’s Premier League clash in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur.

This has been revealed by our mates on the Birmingham Mail as Villa boss Dean Smith should devise a plan with out his key participant and captain for the go to of a wounded Spurs facet.

Grealish has been out of motion since sustaining a shin drawback in coaching a month in the past, inflicting him to overlook Villa’s final 5 video games in succession and won’t make his return in opposition to Tottenham.

That is regardless of Smith refusing to fully rule out a return for the attacking midfielder throughout his pre-match press convention.

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“I do know Aston Villa followers might be fretting that it is a long-term injury,” Smith instructed reporters. “It’s not a long-term injury as I’ve stated. It’s at all times been one the place we have been guided by Jack who’s been struggling the ache.

“I can 99.9 per cent say he’ll be undoubtedly again for Fulham if he does not make Sunday.

“It’s simply been one of these issues the place we have needed to pull him out for a quantity of video games.”

But because the aforementioned report states, Grealish will miss the Spurs clash as he’s focusing on a return to motion after the internatonal break, however stays contact and go for the house match in opposition to Fulham.

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The 25-year-old’s absence is actually a serious blow for Villa as he had been in nice type previous to the setback.

Furthermore, Smith’s facet have taken simply 5 factors from a potential 15 whereas he has been out and that has allowed Spurs to leapfrog them within the Premier League desk.

Victory for the Lilywhites on Sunday will see them transfer seven factors clear of the hosts – albeit having performed a sport extra – and can be the proper response to crashing out of the Europa League on Thursday.