Unai Emery has admitted he does not know the reason behind Aston Villa’s ongoing injury struggles this season. Villa have now had a player substituted in the first half due to injury in each of their last five games and eight of the last 11,

Liverpool will be without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez on Wednesday - but Aston Villa has a deeper list of absentees and could be without up to seven players for the Premier League clash

Unai Emery is hopeful Ezri Konsa hasn't suffered a big injury in Aston Villa's 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur. Konsa pulled up with a muscle injury in the first half of Villa’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Spurs. After beating the ground in frustration before receiving treatment on the pitch, Konsa walked off.

Injury-hit Aston Villa host Liverpool in a rearranged Premier League match on Wednesday that, initially, angered Unai Emery

Unai Emery is hopeful Ezri Konsa will return before the end of the month to ease Villa’s defensive shortage. Konsa suffered a hamstring injury in last weekend’s FA Cup win over Tottenham but Emery is confident the issue is not too serious.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has given a team news update ahead of the Premier League clash against Liverpool

Aston Villa are hoping for positive news on Ezri Konsa's hamstring injury as their defensive crisis worsened in the FA Cup win over Tottenham. The England international limped off during the first half of the 2-1 fourth-round win after pulling up during a Spurs attack at Villa Park.

Liverpool travels to Aston Villa in the Premier League without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez. Unai Emery has many more injury worries to contend with, especially in his defense.