Aston Villa have suffered a fresh injury blow in their FA Cup third round clash against West Ham.

Midfielder Ross Barkley was forced off injured after he sat down on the pitch awaiting assistance from Villa’s medical team. He was replaced by Amadou Onana in the 23rd minute.

Villa were dealt an injury blow before this game as Emi Martinez missed out through a small problem. He was assessed on Friday morning, but Villa opted not to take any risks.

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John McGinn is currently nursing a hamstring injury, while Pau Torres is sidelined for another six weeks after breaking a metatarsal in the 2-2 draw against Brigton at the end of last month.

Villa’s match with West Ham this evening is one of seven they’re playing in the next three weeks. Back-to-back away league games against Everton and Arsenal await next week, before Villa play in Monaco.

After that, the Hammers head back to Villa Park for a league game before Villa complete their Champions League league phase campaign at home to Celtic. Wolves away follows on Saturday, February 1.

Barkley has made 24 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring four goals so far.