Ruben Amorim delivers team news for Aston Villa | 21 December

VILLA’S TEAM NEWS

Unai Emery hopes Emiliano Martinez can return in goal, after missing the wins over Basel and West Ham United.

“Emiliano is progressing well,” said the Villa boss. “He is training individually and feeling better, much better. Tomorrow, we will decide if he is available, or not, for Sunday.”

Tyrone Mings Pau Torres and Ross Barkley are unavailable and Liverpool loanee Harvey Elliott has been struck down by illness. 

Winger Jadon Sancho is ineligible due to the fact he is on loan from the Reds.

“Tyrone is still injured,” added Emery. “He’s getting better. Maybe, in a few weeks, he’s again joining us. Pau Torres, more or less, the same. One week or two weeks, something like that. Ross Barkley is still injured, longer than those two players.

“Elliott is sick today. He hasn’t trained today, or yesterday as well.”

Former Red Victor Lindelof has forced his way into the line-up and could face his old club on Sunday.