Villa cleared to face Liverpool in FA Cup but Premier League games in doubt


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Aston Villa v Liverpool - Villa Park, Birmingham, Britain - October 4, 2020. Liverpool's Mohamed Salah and teammates look dejected after conceding their seventh goal. Pool via REUTERS/Rui Vieira

(Reuters) - Aston Villa's FA Cup third round tie at home to Liverpool on Friday will go ahead as planned but Wednesday's Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur is in doubt after a COVID-19 outbreak in the first-team squad.

Villa's chief executive Christian Purslow said 10 first-team players are among 14 positive cases of coronavirus at the club.

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