By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara suffered a knee ligament injury during last Friday’s victory over Southampton. 

The midfielder sustained the damage during the first half of our encounter with Saints and was replaced by Douglas Luiz shortly before half-time. 

As a result of the injury, Kamara was forced to withdraw from the French national squad for this round of UEFA Nations League fixtures and has begun a rehabilitation programme.