Aston Villa confirm midfielder Allen’s ACL injury blow

Aston Villa have confirmed that midfielder Remi Allen suffered an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury against Manchester United last weekend.

Allen played the first 84 minutes of Aston Villa’s goalless draw with The Red Devils at The Banks’s Stadium before being replaced by youngster Liv McLoughlin.

Aston Villa have today provided an update on the player’s fitness via their official club Twitter account and it is a case of bad news with Allen having sustained an ACL injury. The midfielder is now set to undergo a lengthy period of rehabilitation which is expected to go well into next season.

Aston Villa Women can confirm Remi Allen suffered a rupture of her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in Sunday’s draw with Manchester United.

Everyone at the club is with you throughout every step of your recovery, Remi!

— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) April 29, 2022

Allen joined Aston Villa last summer after helping Midlands rivals Leicester City to the 2020/2021 FA Women’s Championship title. The player’s experience has been crucial in helping Aston Villa develop as a top flight team, Allen has lead by example for The Villans this season. The player has made 19 appearances for Aston Villa in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League while she has scored three goals.

Aston Villa must now look to end the campaign strongly without Allen’s services. Carla Ward’s side travel to Arsenal on Sunday before finishing the season with a Second City derby against Birmingham City at Villa Park next weekend.

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