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Aston Villa suffer massive blow as Jacob Ramsey endures 'reoccurrence' of metatarsal injury that sidelined him in July

Aston Villa have been dealt a major injury blow after a metatarsal concern that kept Jacob Ramsey suffered over the summer has resurfaced.

Ramsey suffered metatarsal injury in summer
Ruled him out of early PL games
Issue has resurfaced

WHAT HAPPENED? The 22-year-old was injured while playing for England during the U21 European Championships, and subsequently kept out for 10 weeks during the summer. He's only been back in the Villa line-up for a couple of weeks, but already the metatarsal issue he suffered in the summer has resurfaced, dealing Villa a major injury blow.

WHAT THEY SAID: According to manager Unai Emery, “He had some pains after the match he played on Saturday and after he felt something against Chelsea." Ramsey missed out on Villa's 1-0 Europa Conference League win over Zrinjski as a result, and it's currently unclear when he'll be back to full fitness.

THE BIGGER PICTURE: Ramsey's return to the first team coincided with two important victories, a 1-0 win against Chelsea and a 6-1 demolition of Brighton & Hove Albion. However, the talented academy graduate has been stopped in his tracks, after re-aggravating his injury in the latter game.

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