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Aston Villa close training ground amid Covid-19 outbreak with FA Cup tie against Liverpool in doubt

Aston Villa have been forced to close their training ground after suffering a “significant coronavirus outbreak”, with the club’s FA Cup third-round clash with Liverpool now in doubt.

Dean Smith’s side are due to play host to the reigning Premier League champions on Friday.

However, the Villa first-team squad have now seen their final training session cancelled.

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That decision was taken after a number of playing and coaching staff received positive results from the latest round of testing carried out on Monday.