Aston Villa have been boosted by the news that striker Marlon Harewood's knee injury is not as serious as was first feared.
Villa boss Martin O'Neill told the club's official website : "At the end of training on Friday he pulled up with a problem at the back of the knee.
"This is the first time he's complained about it here and as a precaution we sent him for scans. The first one showed a possibility of a stress fracture.
"But after further examinations and the benefits of other scans, we don't think at this minute that the situation is as bad as all that.