Aston Villa injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Brighton & Hove Albion: Joao Gomes, Brian Madjo latest

By Darren Plant | 20 Aug 2026 12:48, Last updated: 22 Aug 2026 09:14

Aston Villa commence their 2026-27 Premier League run with a fixture astatine Brighton & Hove Albion connected Sunday afternoon.

Unai Emery's broadside person already been successful competitory enactment this season, going down by a 2-1 scoreline to Paris Saint-Germain successful the UEFA Super Cup final.

However, the Spaniard volition instrumentality the positives from that outing, adjacent though a mates of caller faces joined the attraction room.

That said, Emery was highly guarded implicit his squad quality erstwhile helium addressed the media connected Friday afternoon.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Villa's latest wounded and suspension quality earlier their travel to the Amex Stadium.

Joao Gomes

Status: Out

Type of injury: Calf

Possible instrumentality date: September 5 (vs. Hull City)

Having picked up a calf contented successful the UEFA Super Cup final, caller signing Joao Gomes is expected to beryllium sidelined until the commencement of September.

Brian Madjo

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knock

Possible instrumentality date: September 5 (vs. Hull City)

Brian Madjo is different who allegedly suffered an contented during the Bayern game, and it has been claimed that the starlet volition beryllium sidelined until adjacent month.

Alejandro Garnacho

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Head

Possible instrumentality date: August 23 (vs. Brighton)

Having not featured since suffering a facial wounded successful a affable connected August 5, Alejandro Garnacho is down successful presumption of fitness.

However, determination is the imaginable for the Chelsea loanee to beryllium named connected the substitutes' seat this weekend.

Amadou Onana

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

After suffering a superior genu wounded portion representing Belgium astatine the World Cup, Amadou Onana has been ruled retired until astatine slightest the spring.

Johan Manzambi

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Johan Manzambi is inactive to footwear a shot for Aston Villa owed to the genu contented that helium suffered astatine the World Cup. However, the Switzerland prima whitethorn person a accidental of returning earlier the commencement of the September planetary break.

Tammy Abraham

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible instrumentality date: August 23 (vs. Brighton)

There is immoderate uncertainty implicit Tammy Abraham, who was withdrawn against Borussia Monchengladbach past play aft slipping awkwardly.

Abraham appeared acceptable to proceed earlier Emery opted to regenerate him, and determination has been nary authoritative update connected the guardant since then.

ASTON VILLA SUSPENSION LIST

Aston Villa person nary players suspended for the sojourn to the South coast.