Aston Villa boss shares good news about Mile Jedinak, Alberto Adomah and James Bree.
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has told a press conference on the club’s official website that Albert Adomah, James Bree and Mile Jedinak could all return for the West Midlands derby with West Bromwich Albion next Friday.
Jedinak and Adomah both missed Aston Villa’s pulsating 5-5 thriller with Nottingham Forest on Wednesday night, while Bree has been absent for nearly two months.
Smith told Aston Villa’s website: “He [Adomah] still has a bit of swelling in his ankle, but I’m hoping he’ll be back for the West Bromwich Albion game, which would be a boost for us.
“Mile Jedinak should also be back next week and James Bree the same, into training.”
The Villans’ trip to The Hawthorns next week is a massive game and having Adomah back, in particular, would be a major boost for Smith.
The 30-year-old winger is nowhere near as influential as he was last season, but the class is there and Villa’s chances of victory increase with him in the side.
Bree, who hasn’t yet played under Smith, has been absent since October 6, will rival Alan Hutton at right-back, but the latter, nicknamed the Scottish Cafu, is unlikely to be going anywhere.
The former Rangers man, who misses Saturday’s trip to Middlesbrough through suspension, has been an ever-present figure for the former Brentford boss, and scored a cracker against Birmingham City last weekend.
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