Club Brugge v Aston Villa injury news as four out and one doubt

Aston Villa can all but ensure their place in the knockout rounds of the UEFA Champions League when they face Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium on Wednesday.

The Villains need to bounce back after being eliminated from the Carabao Cup, and suffering a defeat to Spurs in the same week. Brugge on the other hand have won their last three games, defeating OH Leuven on Saturday.

Villa have so far defeated oung Boys, Bayern Munich, and Bologna so far. There are eight games to be played, and if they can notch up another win, then they would at least guarantee themselves a place in the top 24.

Tuesday's results have seen Villa overtaken by Liverpool, Sporting, Monaco and Dortmund. If they are to get back to top spot then they must defeat Brugge by three or more goals. Here’s the latest injury and team news.

Aston Villa team news

Aston Villa will be without Matty Cash and Ross Barkley for this match. Cash came off injured against Spurs, and was replaced by Diego Carlos.

He’s not expected to be sidelined for a while, but he’s confirmed to miss out against Brugge, and will be a doubt against Liverpool. Cash is yet to make his Champions League debut after missing out through a hamstring injury in their previous matches.

Ross Barkley has been sidelined for a couple of weeks. It was described as a small injury but Unai Emery, but it’s enough to rule him out this side of the international break.

"They aren’t with us Matty Cash and Ross Barkley, they both have small injuries," said Emery in his pre-match press conference.

Like Cash, Morgan Rogers came off against Spurs, but he's fit to play. He was spotted in training, and is among those who have travelled.

Out: Ross Barkley, and Morgan Rogers.

Club Brugge team news

Raphael Onyedika sits out of this match, as he is serving a suspension. He was shown a red card in the 40th minute in the 3-1 defeat to AC Milan at the San Siro.

According to TransferMarkt, both Joaquin Seys, and Hugo Vetlesen have 'minor knocks'. Seys has started in all three of Brugge's Champions League matches, whilst Vetlesen is in a similar position to him, having sat out of the last two matches.

Left-back Seys is expected to get fit in time for tonight’s match.

Gustaf Nilsson has 'Achilles tendon problems' and hasn’t played since the end of September. He had four assists and three goals in the Belgian Pro League before he suffered his injury. He’s not expected to play this side of the international break.

Out: Raphael Onyedika (suspended), and Gustaf Nilsson. Doubts: Hugo Vetlesen.