Villa’s hopes of remaining in the race for Champions League football will depend largely on whether they can improve their away form.

Unai Emery has admitted he does not know the reason behind Aston Villa’s ongoing injury struggles this season. Villa have now had a player substituted in the first half due to injury in each of their last five games and eight of the last 11,

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was tight-lipped about Tyrone Mings and Morgan Rogers’ availability to face Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. Mings came off in the second half of Villa’s 2-1 win over Chelsea after suffering a knee problem.