Pau Torres was forced off in Aston Villa’s 4-2 win over Nottingham Forest (AMA/Getty)
Aston Villa have been handed a major boost with Pau Torres’ injury as the defender is in contention to play against Luton Town on Saturday, according to reports.
Torres was forced off at half time in Villa’s 4-2 victory over Nottingham Forest last Saturday, with Unai Emery claiming that the 27-year-old had a ‘small pain’.
‘We decided not to take a risk with him,’ Emery said.
‘He was progressively feeling worse but not feeling really injured.’
According to Express and Star, the ‘initial prognosis is understood to be positive’ regarding Torres’ injury and Villa are ‘cautiously optimistic’ that their defender will be available for the trip to Luton this weekend.
Calum Chambers replaced Pau Torres at half time in Villa’s win over Nottingham Forest (Getty)
Calum Chambers replaced Torres at half time to make his first Premier League appearance of the season.
Villa currently have Tyrone Mings, Ezri Konsa and Diego Carlos all unavailable due to injury.
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Emery’s side currently sit fourth in the Premier League, five points clear of Tottenham who have played one game fewer.
After playing Luton this Saturday, Villa face Ajax in the Europa Conference League next Thursday. They then host Spurs at Villa Park on March 10.
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