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Heaton and Wesley out for season in huge Aston Villa blow

Tom Heaton and Wesley have each been ruled out for the remainder of the season with knee ligament damage, Aston Villa have confirmed.

The duo were carried off on stretchers in Villa's New Year's Day win at Burnley.

Heaton was injured attempting to keep out Chris Wood's consolation, while a rugged Ben Mee challenge saw Wesley go down.

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Wesley scored in the 27th minute against Burnley but unfortunately for Villa, that will be his final goal of the 2019-20 season.

Villa, who are a point clear of the Premier League relegation zone, announced on Friday neither player would be able to feature again before the end of the campaign.