Aston Villa host Tottenham in the Premier League on Friday night (7:30pm kick-off)
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Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans
Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans
Unai Emery has confirmed that Marcus Rashford and Youri Tielemans will be unavailable to face Tottenham on Friday night due to injury.
This means Rashford has played the last game of his loan at the club, as Villa’s final-day clash will take place at his parent club, Manchester United, at Old Trafford next weekend.
He suffered a hamstring injury in the lead up to Villa’s FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace three weeks ago.
Tielemans, meanwhile, sustained a calf injury last week and missed his first league game of the season last weekend against Bournemouth.
“Youri and Marcus tomorrow are not available,” Emery confirmed. “Ramsey is suspended. The other players are available."
Asked if Tielemans will return against United, Emery said: “We have to do each step forward, testing and analysing how he is recovering. I don’t know if Tielemans will be available physically. They [Rashford and Tielemans] are working in the training facilities every day and feeling better.”
Jacob Ramsey will also be unavailable against Tottenham after receiving two yellow cards in the 1-0 victory over Bournemouth.
Villa need to beat Tottenham to give themselves the best chance of returning to the Champions League next season.
They could move into the top five if they beat Spurs on Friday, while Chelsea host Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
Villa have won three of their last five Premier League games against Tottenham, though they have lost the last two. That’s more victories than they managed in their previous 21 matches against Spurs.
Only against Manchester City have Tottenham won more Premier League away games than at Villa Park, with Spurs winning eight of their last nine matches in B6.
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