Aston Villa injury updates as four ruled out of Crystal Palace clash
Unai Emery has confirmed Ezri Konsa, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Jacob Ramsey have been ruled out of Aston Villa's Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.
Matty Cash and Ross Barkley will however be available for selection after overcoming injuries. Konsa suffered a hip problem in England's win at Greece last Thursday and Onana picked up a foot injury while representing Belgium on the same night.
Cash and Barkley had both picked up injuries before the November international break, while Kamara and Ramsey have small hamstring issues.
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Asked which players will be sidelined for Saturday's match, Emery said: "Konsa, Amadou Onana, Kamara and Ramsey. We are adding other players after small injuries like Cash and Barkley. We are going to try to feel confident with the players we have in the squad, trying to be ready when the opportunity to play is coming for them."
"They have small injuries," Emery said specifically about Konsa and Onana. "They have to rest and recover. Each day is important. Maybe [they] could come back for the next match, but I have to focus on the players we have now."
Villa come into the match in search of their first win in a month after losing four on the spin in all competitions following a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth at the end of October. Emery's side are only one point from third place despite starting the weekend in ninth.
Opponents Crystal Palace won 2-1 at Villa Park in the Carabao Cup last month, but are without a league win away from home this term. The Eagles can remain winless after six Premier League away games of a season for the second time. It took them nine attempts to earn a first away victory in 2017-18.
Villa’s only defeat in 12 Premier League home matches against Palace came on Boxing Day 2013. They've kept six clean sheets and never conceded more than once in any of those meetings.