Aston Villa handed double injury boost as Konsa, Kamara, Onana and Ramsey updates given
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery gave a team news update ahead of his side's Champions League fixture with Juventus on Wednesday (8pm kick-off)
Unai Emery has confirmed Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara are both available for selection for Aston Villa's Champions League clash against Juventus on Wednesday night.
Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey, however, won't be fit enough to feature as they continue to nurse injuries. Onana suffered a foot problem while playing for Belgium earlier this month and Ramsey is still dealing with a hamstring injury which he picked up in the defeat at Anfield.
Matty Cash and Ross Barkley returned to action last time out as Villa drew 2-2 to Crystal Palace. Barkley, who made his second league start under Emery on Saturday, scored a 77th minute equaliser at the Holte End.
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After their winless run extended to six games by failing to beat Palace, Villa are targeting their first victory in over a month on Wednesday.
Asked in his pre-match press conference about injury updates, Emery said: "In the squad we include Konsa and Boubacar Kamara for tomorrow. Not Onana and not Ramsey."
Villa won their first three Champions League league phase matches against BSC Young Boys, Bayern Munich and Bologna, but fell to a bizarre defeat against Club Brugge at the start of November.
Tyrone Mings picked the ball up inside the penalty box unaware that Emi Martinez had taken his goal kick. Hans Vanaken then converted the resulting penalty to condemn Villa to their first loss in the league phase.
Opponents Juventus sit two points behind Villa in the league phase table after winning two, drawing one and losing one of their first matches.