Aston Villa boss Dean Smith has provided an update on the injury status of loan striker Tammy Abraham.
The Chelsea forward, on a season-long loan deal with the Villans, hobbled off towards the end of Villa’s 3-0 win over Middlesbrough on Saturday, and there had been concerns that Abraham was set to spend significant time on the sidelines.
However, Smith played down the injury as nothing serious, claiming he hoped to have him fit and firing after the international break.
Speaking to Birmingham Live after the game, as reported by Football.London, Smith said:
Tammy felt his calf but we are hoping it is cramp or fatigue more than anything. El Ghazi has come off with fatigue, too, because we’ve had three games in six days.
It’s too much for me. This game should have been on a Sunday to give us enough time to recover from the games on Wednesday and last Sunday.
But there’s me moaning and the lads have done well and showed me lots of energy and enthusiasm out there.
Tammy will now have a scan before he goes off on international duty.
