Burnley trio winning fitness battles ahead of Aston Villa clash

Erik Pieters, Jay Rodriguez and Maxwell Cornet may all be in competition for a return to the Burnley squad in opposition to Aston Villa.

Pieters is the more than likely having educated all week following a knee damage whereas Rodriguez (hamstring) and Cornet (knee) are additionally again out on the grass.

Captain Ben Mee has stepped up his restoration from a leg damage however could not characteristic once more this season, which additionally appears set to be the case for each Johann Berg Gudmundsson (leg) and Ashley Westwood (ankle).

Aston Villa have a couple of damage points with Leon Bailey unavailable and Jacob Ramsey a doubt.

Bailey limped out of final weekend’s win over Norwich with an ankle damage and undoubtedly misses out whereas Ramsey has a groin damage and can be assessed.

Kortney Hause stays sidelined, however Morgan Sanson has been again in coaching and can be within the squad.

Burnley provisional squad: Pope, Taylor, Tarkowski, Roberts, Collins, Cork, Brownhill, McNeil, Cornet, Weghorst, Rodriguez, Hennessey, Lowton, Bardsley, Long, Stephens, Lennon, Barnes, Vydra, Costelloe.

Aston Vila provisional squad: Martinez, Olsen, Sinisalo, Cash, Chambers, Mings, Konsa, Young, McGinn, Ramsey, Iroegbunam, Chukwuemeka, Sanson, Luiz, Coutinho, Ings, Watkins, Traore, Buendia.