Grealish set to miss Carabao Cup clash with Wolves

Posted Tuesday, October 29, 2019 by PA

Jack Grealish is likely to miss Aston Villa’s Carabao Cup fourth-round tie with Wolves on Wednesday.

The skipper suffered a kick to the calf in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.

James Chester (hamstring), Jota (hernia) and Jonathan Kodjia (fractured cheekbone) are close to a return but are not fit yet.

Willy Boly is sidelined for Wolves after suffering a broken ankle in training.

The club’s medical team are assessing whether the centre-back needs surgery while fellow defender Ryan Bennett remains a doubt but could still return at Villa Park.

Pedro Neto made his return in Sunday’s 1-1 draw at Newcastle after three weeks out with a heel problem.

Aston Villa provisional squad: Heaton, Steer, Guilbert, Engels, Konsa, Mings, Taylor, Elmohamady, Luiz, Nakamba, Targett, McGinn, Trezeguet, El Ghazi, Hourihane, Davis, Lansbury, Wesley.

Wolves provisional squad: Patricio, Ruddy, Coady, Kilman, Bennett, Vallejo, Doherty, Jonny, Moutinho, Vinagre, Dendoncker, Campbell, Perry, Saiss, Neves, Gibbs-White, Traore, Ashley-Seal, Cutrone, Neto, Jota, Jimenez.