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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 24th November 2018"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/24/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-24th-november-2018/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Brian Gosden"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2018-11-24T07:30:00Z"
modified: "2018-11-24T07:30:00Z"
---

# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 24th November 2018

The news cycle surrounding Aston Villa never stops and as such, it can be difficult to keep up to date with everything that’s going on. Therefore, we’ve rounded up everything you might have missed from yesterday into one place.

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### [Birkir Bjarnason ruled out of Second City derby through injury](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/birkir-bjarnason-ruled-out-of-second-city-derby-through-injury/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/11/941602760-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa midfielder Birkir Bjarnason will play no part in this weekend's much-anticipated clash with Birmingham, report the Birmingham … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/birkir-bjarnason-ruled-out-of-second-city-derby-through-injury/)

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### [Villa linked with January loan swoop for Callum Hudson-Odoi](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/villa-linked-with-january-loan-swoop-for-callum-%ef%bb%bfhudson-odoi/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/11/1011925838-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa, West Brom and Derby County have all reportedly been alerted by the news that Callum Hudson-Odoi will be loaned out by Chelsea in … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/villa-linked-with-january-loan-swoop-for-callum-%ef%bb%bfhudson-odoi/)

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### [McGinn facing late fitness test ahead of derby](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/mcginn-facing-late-fitness-test-ahead-of-derby/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2018/11/1052601166-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa midfielder John McGinn is to face a late fitness test ahead of the Second City derby.\
Dean Smith remained coy on the player's … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2018/11/23/mcginn-facing-late-fitness-test-ahead-of-derby/)

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