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title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 13th December 2020"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Read Everything"
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published: "2020-12-13T07:30:00Z"
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# Aston Villa morning news round-up – 13th December 2020

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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### [Dean Smith says Tom Heaton is 'pushing' for first start of the season v Wolves](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/tom-heaton-is-pushing-for-first-start-of-the-season-v-wolves/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/12/1196962303-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa goalkeeper Tom Heaton has been out of action since January with a cruciate ligament injury, but Dean Smith says the 34-year-old is … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/tom-heaton-is-pushing-for-first-start-of-the-season-v-wolves/)

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### [Aston Villa target Divock Origi could be made available in January](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/aston-villa-target-divock-origi-could-be-made-available-in-january/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/12/1282659266-300x300.jpg)

If Wesley Moraes doesn’t make swift progress with his return from injury, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith will consider signing a striker when the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/aston-villa-target-divock-origi-could-be-made-available-in-january/)

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### [Ivan Toney reportedly on Aston Villa's transfer wish list](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/ivan-tone-could-be-on-aston-villa-transfer-wish-list/)

![](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2020/12/1288915699-300x300.jpg)

Aston Villa could sign a striker in January if Wesley Moraes’ return is later than anticipated and Divock Origi, Josh King and Odsonne Edouard have … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/12/ivan-tone-could-be-on-aston-villa-transfer-wish-list/)

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