Aston Villa injury latest as Unai Emery issues Amadou Onana and Jacob Ramsey updates before Chelsea clash | OneFootball

The midfielders have both missed Aston Villa’s last two games

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says Amadou Onana will be assessed ahead of Sunday’s Premier League clash against Chelsea, but Jacob Ramsey remains sidelined.

Meanwhile, Ramsey too has been unavailable for selection of late having been forced off with a hamstring problem in the 2-0 loss away at Liverpool earlier in the month.

The pair are Villa’s only injury concerns going into the meeting against the Blues and Emery has confirmed Ramsey’s absence, although he is hopeful of welcoming Onana back into the matchday squad.

“The last match we were without Onana and Ramsey,” he told reporters. “Ramsey is going to be out as well (on Sunday).

Jacob Ramsey sustained a hamstring injury during Aston Villa’s loss to Liverpool.

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Villa do have an excellent recent record at Stamford Bridge having won on their last two trips there. However, they are without a win in seven games across all competitions and Emery has urged his side to rise to the occassion against a fellow top-seven contender.

“We are Aston Villa, and we are in our process. We are more or less getting our high demands, but to be consistent is our next challenge,” he added.

“We won two times, we drew as well in the FA Cup [at Chelsea], now it is a different match, some different players, different coach for them, different moment for them, they are feeling comfortable and consistency, progressively getting better.

“The challenge is this Sunday, and the challenge is where we are now in the table.

“The thing we have in our mind is trying to face one team, a contender more than us to be in the top seven.

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