Why Marcus Rashford's season is over as Unai Emery confirms list of Aston Villa absentees for Tottenham clash

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·15. Mai 2025

Why Marcus Rashford's season is over as Unai Emery confirms list of Aston Villa absentees for Tottenham clash

Rashford has not featured since Villa’s 2-1 loss to Manchester City last month

Tielemans, who netted the winner in Villa’s last home game against Fulham, sustained a calf injury last week which caused him to miss his first league game of the season against Bournemouth.

Meanwhile, Rashford has been sidelined with a hamstring injury that has seen him sit out the FA Cup semi-final loss to Crystal Palace as well as the last two league outings.

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Speaking in the pre-match press conference on Thursday, Emery confirmed neither player will feature in Villa’s final home game of the season.

He said: “Youri and Marcus tomorrow are not available.

“We have to do each step forward, testing and analysing how he is recovering. I don’t know if Tielemans will be available [for Villa’s last game of the campaign away at Manchester United] physically.

“They are working in the training facilities every day and feeling better.”

Injury blow: Youri Tielemans

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Rashford’s absence means he has already played the final game of his Villa loan spell.

This is because as per Premier League loan rules, he cannot face parent club Man Utd on the final day of the season which means his 2024/2025 campaign is over.

Villa will also be without the suspended Jacob Ramsey for the visit of Tottenham as they seek all three points to remain firmly in the hunt for Champions League qualification.