--- title: "Aston Villa morning news round-up – 16th December 2020" canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/16/aston-villa-morning-news-round-up-16th-december-2020/" type: "post" language: "en-GB" author: "Read Everything" section: "Aston Villa News" published: "2020-12-16T07:30:00Z" modified: "2020-12-16T07:30:00Z" --- # Aston Villa morning news round-up – 16th 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. * * * ### [Aston Villa trio take big step towards first team return](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/heaton-hause-guibert-play-for-villa-u23s-leeds/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1196977295-1-300x300.jpg) Tom Heaton, Kortney Hause and Frederic Guilbert took a big step towards returning to the Aston Villa first team after starting in the U23s’ defeat … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/heaton-hause-guibert-play-for-villa-u23s-leeds/) * * * ### [Kevin Phillips sounds warning note about Carney Chukwuemeka](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/kevin-phillips-sounds-warning-note-about-carney-chukwuemeka/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1290914912-300x300.jpg) Kevin Phillips has been full of praise for Carney Chukwuemeka and believes he has a bright future at Aston Villa. The 17-year-old has made 19 … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/kevin-phillips-sounds-warning-note-about-carney-chukwuemeka/) * * * ### [Anwar El Ghazi reveals Jack Grealish let him take winning penalty against Wolves](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/el-ghazi-reveals-grealish-let-him-take-penalty-v-wolves/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1290864960-300x300.jpg) Aston Villa enjoyed a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon, courtesy of an injury-time penalty from Anwar El Ghazi, who hailed … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/el-ghazi-reveals-grealish-let-him-take-penalty-v-wolves/) * * * ### [Dean Smith hails Emiliano Martinez after Wolves heroics](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-hails-emiliano-martinez-after-wolves-heroics/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1290861564-300x300.jpg) Emiliano Martinez kept his fifth clean sheet in 11 games as Aston Villa beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. The 28-year-old had … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-hails-emiliano-martinez-after-wolves-heroics/) * * * ### [Dean Smith says Jacob Ramsey is ‘one for the future’](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-says-jacob-ramsey-is-one-for-the-future/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1290908530-300x300.jpg) Jacob Ramsey made his Premier League debut for Aston Villa in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and was hailed by Dean Smith for his … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-says-jacob-ramsey-is-one-for-the-future/) * * * ### [Dean Smith hails Anwar El Ghazi's improvement in training](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-hails-anwar-el-ghazi-application-in-training/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1290864807-300x300.jpg) Dean Smith was full of praise for Anwar El Ghazi following Aston Villa’s 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon, hailing the … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-hails-anwar-el-ghazi-application-in-training/) * * * ### [Dean Smith provides positive injury update on Heaton, Hause and Guilbert](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-provides-positive-injury-update-on-heaton-hause-and-guilbert/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1284607211-300x300.jpg) Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has confirmed that Tom Heaton, Kortney Hause and Frederic Guilbert are available to face Burnley on Thursday. The … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/dean-smith-provides-positive-injury-update-on-heaton-hause-and-guilbert/) * * * ### [Dean Smith says Ross Barkley is 'getting closer' to returning](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/ross-barkley-getting-closer-to-return-from-injury/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1286869810-300x300.jpg) Ross Barkley is “getting closer” to returning from injury ahead of Aston Villa's meeting with Burnley on Thursday, Dean Smith said in Tuesday’s … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/ross-barkley-getting-closer-to-return-from-injury/) * * * ### [Aston Villa confirm Trezeguet will miss Burnley clash](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/trezeguet-to-miss-burnley-game-hamstring-injury/) ![](https://readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/1286918748-300x300.jpg) Aston Villa have confirmed that Trezeguet will miss Thursday’s Premier League meeting with Burnley. The 26-year-old has been struggling with a … [Read More](https://readastonvilla.com/2020/12/15/trezeguet-to-miss-burnley-game-hamstring-injury/) * * * For more stories similar to those above, visit the [Read Aston Villa homepage](https://readastonvilla.com/). You can also add this site to your newsletter offering in [your settings](https://readastonvilla.com/account-details/).