John McGinn was given a straight red (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Aston Villa will be without captain John McGinn following his red card in Sunday’s Premier League defeat against Tottenham.
The Scotland international was shown a straight red after a late challenge on Destiny Udogie.
After a goalless first half, Spurs took control of the match with two goals in as many minutes through James Maddison and Brennan Johnson.
It was a below-par performance from Villa, who had the chance to go nine points clear of Spurs in the hunt for the top four.
And their hopes of turning the game around were all but over when McGinn was given his marching orders with twenty minutes left on the clock.
McGinn will serve a three-match ban (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
While the defeat was bad enough, Villa will now be without their captain at the worst possible time.
McGinn is set to serve a three-man suspension, which will see him miss next week’s trip to West Ham, Wolves’ visit to Villa Park and the trip to Premier League champions Manchester City.
Villa take on Ajax on Thursday, when McGinn is certain to play given his absence in the Premier League.
The defeat brings Villa back into the pack in the race for the top four, with Manchester United eight behind Unai Emery’s side.
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