Villa hit by seven absences for Tottenham trip

Unai Emery has confirmed a growing injury list will leave seven Aston Villa players out of Saturday's lunchtime clash at Tottenham.

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What happened. Ian Maatsen damaged his ankle in Aston Villa's 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest last Saturday. Unai Emery confirmed Maatsen is one of seven players who will miss the trip to Tottenham.

• Marco Bizot, Amadou Onana, Modou Keba Cisse, Pau Torres, Leon Goretzka and Brian Madjo are also out.
• Matty Cash and Joao Gomes are available for Villa this weekend.
• Both Tottenham and Aston Villa are still without a Premier League win this season.

“We have so many players injured, so it is difficult to mention everyone.”

— Unai Emery

Villa travel to Tottenham on Saturday lunchtime after a midweek Carabao Cup win at Coventry City.

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