Hogan could return much quicker than expected!

A positive fitness report on Scott Hogan has lifted some of the gloom surrounding Aston Villa’s ever increasing injury list.

According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Scott Hogan is thought to be making good progress with his ankle problem and could be back sooner than anticipated. Originally, it was thought that he’d be out for up to a month, but in news that is sure to delight Villa fans, Bruce has confirmed that he is recovering quicker than expected:

“There’s good news involving Hogan, he might be available for us soon. But we certainly don’t need any more injuries. All of a sudden we’ve picked up six or seven in a week, that’s the downside, all in games, so we’ll see how a few of them are.

Villa currently have 9 players in the treatment room: Scott Hogan, Birkir Bjarnason, Jack Grealish, Gabby Agbonlahor, Andre Green, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Libor Kozak and Ritchie De Laet. To add to this extensive injury list, Leandro Bacuna is serving a six match ban after having got himself sent off for confronting the linesman.