Aston Villa are objecting to the Premier League over a potential scheduling change for their home game against Tottenham Hotspur. The league fixture is due to be played on Sunday, May 18 but Tottenham said in a statement on Sunday that they are in discussions with the Premier League to change the date.

Marcus Rashford is expected to miss the rest of season for Aston Villa with a hamstring injury in a huge blow for Unai Emery’s side. The Manchester United loanee was surprisingly missing from Villa’s squad when they took on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-final on Saturday.

Aston Villa and Spurs embroiled in row over upcoming Premier League fixture - Tottenham want to move their clash with Villa to give them more time to prepare for a potential Europa League final