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Jose Mourinho preparing for Tottenham's Premier League clash at Aston Villa to go ahead as planned despite coronavirus outbreak among Dean Smith's squad as he says 'nobody told me that I'm not going to play'

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho is preparing for his side's Premier League game at Aston Villa on Wednesday to go ahead.

The match is understood to be in doubt after a mass outbreak of coronavirus at the Midlands club, with 10 first-team Villa players struck down with the virus.

Villa played their FA Cup game with Liverpool on Friday night with a youth team, losing 4-1.

The Covid outbreak within the Aston Villa squad has thrown the Tottenham clash into doubt

And Mourinho - whose side had their December 30 date with Fulham delayed due to Covid-19 in the Cottagers' camp - has said it would be 'completely impossible' for another one of Spurs' league games to be cancelled and said teams should be ready to play with the minimum 14 players.