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title: "Villa fans react as Dean Smith hands down injury news ahead of West Ham clash"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2019/09/13/villa-fans-react-as-dean-smith-hands-down-injury-news-ahead-of-west-ham-clash/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Alex Murray"
section: "Features & Analysis"
published: "2019-09-13T19:30:09Z"
modified: "2019-09-13T19:30:09Z"
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# Villa fans react as Dean Smith hands down injury news ahead of West Ham clash

Dean Smith has revealed that Jonathan Kodjia is Aston Villa’s only big injury worry ahead of their clash with West Ham at the weekend.

The Villa boss revealed that striker suffered a fractured cheekbone and that he would miss the next two to three weeks.

> Twitter: ? Dean Smith: “James Chester is back. @J\_Kodjia has fractured a cheekbone and had an operation. It’s one we’ll have… https://t.co/XI4AzeiQUg (@AVFCOfficial)

Several Aston Villa fans have reacted to the news on social media, with many disappointed that the striker is out injured again.

James thinks the injury is very painful, and hopes the player recovers fast.

> Twitter: Very painful. Had this as a kid, not nice. https://t.co/ggvAAzcyou (@Jamorushton)

Alisha is devastated that Kodjia has picked up another injury.

> Twitter: @villareport crying now (@alishaavfc)

Ally is quick to remind people that Villa failed to sign more striker depth over the summer.

> Twitter: @villareport It’s ok thought because we signed Maupay…oh wait (@ffsallyy)

Richard also believes that this is a big problem that Villa failed to address.

> Twitter: @villareport Shows we should have bought another striker! Only criticism of our super summer transfer window #AVFC (@RicardoAVFC)

### Read Aston Villa’s Verdict

This is another big blow to Villa, with the attacking depth issues upfront really shining through now.

![Christopher Lee/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2019/09/1171344272.jpg)

It’s only three weeks, but it’s still a three week period where Villa could lose Wesley, which could lead to some big depth issues up top.

The striker has had injury issues in the past, but when he’s healthy, all Villa fans know what he can do on his day.