Scot is in contention for league’s first game back

Aston Villa will have John McGinn available as they kick off the Premier League restart against Sheffield United tonight.

The midfielder fractured his ankle in December but is in contention, although boss Dean Smith is wary of rushing him back given the hectic schedule in the next few weeks.

Striker Wesley Moraes and goalkeeper Tom Heaton will not be available for the final nine games with knee injuries but Jed Steer is fit after an Achilles injury.

United have everyone available for the trip.

They have had a full squad training over the last few weeks, with the three-month break allowing any niggles to pass.

Manager Chris Wilder is hoping to confirm the loan extension of Dean Henderson in the coming days, though the goalkeeper will be eligible to play at Villa Park anyway.

United lie seventh in the table, and victory would move them up to fifth. “But at the moment we have a quarter of a season to go, near enough,” said the Blades boss. fine, 100%, there’s nothing wrong with him,” he said.

“He’s actually done an independent test with our doctor which has come back negative, which is confusing, so now he’s got to have a third test to see if that comes back negative and to check if he’s got antibodies which could prove that he has had it in the past but doesn’t have it now.

“The main thing is that he’s healthy and the rest of the group are healthy, but it’s a good wake-up call. We’ve done all of these measures and one of us could still get it, that’s quite scary really.”

Spurs said none of their players would need to isolate because they were not “close contacts” of the affected player.

The UK Government defines a close contact as someone who has been within two metres of an individual who has tested positive for more than 15 minutes.

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