Aston Villa face a defensive injury crisis after Lucas Digne suffered an ankle injury that is likely to keep him sidelined for several weeks.
The left-back, who had been called into the France squad, has a suspected stress fracture which has ruled him out of the forthcoming Nations League fixtures against Austria and Denmark.
Yet the injury is also likely to have an impact on Villa, who are already without centre-back Diego Carlos, right-back Matty Cash and holding midfielder Boubacar Kamara.
Lucas Digne has become the latest player to suffer an injury with a suspected ankle fracture
Boss Steven Gerrard admitted he was ‘worried’ about Kamara, who sustained a knee problem in the first half of Villa’s 1-0 win over Southampton last Friday.