Aston Villa injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Viking FK: Johan Manzambi, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Ian Maatsen latest

By Anthony Nolan | 19 Oct 2026 00:59, Last updated: 19 Oct 2026 00:59

Aston Villa are hoping to proceed their cleanable commencement to the Champions League's league-phase connected Wednesday, erstwhile they invited Viking FK to Villa Park.

Unai Emery's Lions took each 3 points successful a 1-0 triumph implicit Newcastle United connected Saturday, pursuing connected from a 6-0 demolition of Fenerbahce 3 days prior.

However, the Villans mislaid a brace of captious players to wounded against the Magpies, and it remains to beryllium seen however the squad shapes up successful midweek arsenic a result.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Villa's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their Champions League clash with Viking.

Johan Manzambi

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Undisclosed

Possible instrumentality date: October 21 (vs. Viking)

Johan Manzambi scored the victor against Newcastle, but picked up an wounded and had to beryllium substituted successful the 2nd half.

Manager Emery said, "He felt something, but aft the archetypal trial we did, it doesn't look to beryllium thing big," and the Swiss midfielder whitethorn beryllium capable to instrumentality to the squad connected Wednesday.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is feared to person suffered a hamstring wounded during Villa's triumph implicit Newcastle, and is acceptable to miss this lucifer arsenic a result.

Scans volition find the severity of the issue, but the full-back is expected to beryllium unavailable for astatine slightest a month.

Ian Maatsen

Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: October 24 (vs. Man City)

Versatile full-back Ian Maatsen has been sidelined for the past six games with an ankle injury, and helium is apt to beryllium retired erstwhile again connected Wednesday.

However, Emery has stated that the Dutchman should beryllium backmost successful squad grooming sometime implicit the coming week, meaning that a instrumentality to enactment is connected the horizon.

Matteo Ruggeri

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: December 2 (vs. Everton)

Matteo Ruggeri is acceptable to miss astatine slightest a period owed to the hamstring wounded helium picked up against Brentford connected October 10, leaving Emery without different left-back enactment for this clash.

George Hemmings

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: October 21 (vs. Viking FK)

Nineteen-year-old George Hemmings has missed 3 matches with a genu injury, but helium has not been ruled retired of this game.

Despite Emery stating past Friday that "George is adjacent to joining us," helium did not marque the squad against Newcastle, though helium could beryllium successful contention for the showdown with Viking.

Amadou Onana

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: Unknown

Onana is continuing his rehabilitation pursuing the anterior cruciate ligament wounded helium suffered successful the summer, and is apt to beryllium sidelined for the remainder of the 2026-27 season.

Modou Keba Cisse

Status: Not successful squad / Minor doubt

Type of injury: Undisclosed

Possible instrumentality date: October 24 (vs. Manchester City)

Modou Keba Cisse was adjacent to returning to the squad for the Newcastle game, and helium could beryllium disposable for Saturday's Man City fixture.

ASTON VILLA SUSPENSION LIST

Villa person nary players suspended for this match.