Tottenham vs Aston Villa injury lists as Unai Emery says 'it is difficult to mention everyone'

Emery acknowledged that it is difficult to mention every Villa player who is currently injured because there are so many(Image: Ryan Pierse, Getty Images)

Unai Emery has been brutally honest about how many players Aston Villa will be without for their Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur.

During his pre-match press conference at Bodymoor Heath on Friday afternoon, Villa boss Emery said: "We have so many players injured, so it is difficult to mention everyone. Marco Bizot is out, [Amadou] Onana is out, [Modou Keba] Cisse is out. Pau [Torres] and [Ian] Maatsen are out. [Leon] Goretzka is out. [Brian] Madjo is out."

However, the expectation is that Matty Cash and Joao Gomes will be available. The former is said to be "100 per cent fit".

Meanwhile, Spurs are dealing with several lengthy injury absences with Wilson Odobert and Xavi Simons still working their way back from ruptured anterior cruciate ligaments. Dejan Kulusevski is also continuing his recovery from a knee injury that sidelined him for more than 18 months until early September.

De Zerbi addressed the situation in Friday's pre-match press conference, saying: "We have to manage Deki in the best way we can, with the medical staff, physical staff.

"But it's a great thing for us because he's a good player, he's a good guy. He deserves to play again. We have to work day-by-day.

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"Also, for Deki, it's important the international break, because when he will be at the top of condition and pass over the injury, I think it's a great signing, a new signing for us, another new signing."

On a more positive note, James Maddison, Pedro Porro and Sandro Tonali are all fit to feature. De Zerbi confirmed: "(They) all are available to play. Normally, we have to understand the situation in terms of physical condition, but all of them are ready."

Mykhailo Mudryk, however, remains on the treatment table with the ankle problem he picked up in training last week.

De Zerbi had previously commented ahead of the 0-0 stalemate with Everton: "It was a stupid injury of Mudryk, and we hope he can be back as soon as possible, for him and for us.

"For him, because he suffered too much and for us, because we lost one player, an important player. He played 20 minutes, 15 minutes in Nottingham. He played well, but it's the normal process when one player doesn't play for a long time."

Richarlison remains ineligible to play Premier League matches. De Zerbi said at the time of his omission: "It was not my decision."