Aston Villa receive huge boost as Southampton could be without FOUR key players ahead of fixture

Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed that he could be without up to four first-team players for the Premier League fixture with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Kyle Walker-Peters, Mohammed Salisu, Moi Elyounoussi and Shane Long will all need to be assessed late on Friday to see if they are able to make the trip to the west midlands.

“I don’t know exactly how it looks,” Hasenhuttl said when discussing the current status of his squad.

“Long had a harsh impact in the first half so that’s why we left him in the changing room at half-time.

“Kyle [Walker-Peters] had a little problem with his hamstring, that’s why he subbed him during yesterday’s game.

“We also have problems with Salisu and Moi. “Moi with his heel and Salisu with him hamstring. That’s why they weren’t involved yesterday. “So a few lads with a few issues but we’ll have a look at how far they are for the weekend and if they are ready, we will see.”

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