Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United v Aston Villa - St James' Park, Newcastle, Britain - August 12, 2023 Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings is carried off the pitch in a stretcher after sustaining an injury Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith
(Reuters) - Aston Villa's Tyrone Mings will undergo surgery after he sustained a 'significant' knee injury during their 5-1 defeat by Newcastle United on Saturday, the Premier League club said on Monday.
The 30-year-old was taken off on a stretcher in the first half after picking up the injury while challenging for the ball with Newcastle's Alexander Isak.
"Aston Villa can confirm that Tyrone Mings has sustained a significant knee injury. The defender has undergone scans and will unfortunately require surgery ahead of a lengthy rehabilitation process," Villa confirmed in a statement.
Villa had already lost midfielder Emiliano Buendia to a knee ligament injury on Thursday and manager Unai Emery said he was disappointed with his side's heavy loss and the injury problems.
"This week has been very tough. We lost Emi Buendia and today we lost Tyrone Mings, two important players in the squad," he told the BBC after the game.
Mings, who has been at Villa since 2019, played 35 league games for the club last season.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
