Edwards on injuries, appeals and Aston Villa
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Rob Edwards has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League match at home to Aston Villa.
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Edwards confirmed Elijah Adebayo, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Gabe Osho will all be unavailable for the visit of Villa.
He added that Amari’i Bell will be given "as much time as possible "after the defender came off in the first half of Tuesday’s FA Cup tie against Manchester City with a slight hamstring issue. However, his replacement that night, Joe Johnson, will not be in contention to start as he has missed trained since with illness.
On the shape of his squad: "It’s a longer list than I’d like, but it’s an opportunity for other people to come in. I’m confident we can go into the game with a strong team."
He finds it hard to believe that potential Everton and Nottingham Forest appeals for a breaching Premier League financial rules could be ongoing after the final day: "It is weird that it could be going on even after the season - I find that mental."
On facing Aston Villa, where he came through the academy as a player: "I’m looking forward to it. It’s a clear game for us and it’ll be different to the City and Liverpool games where there was lots of chaos. It’s not a must win but we know it’s an important game."
