Wesley, signed for £22m from Club Brugge last summer, suffered the damage in Villa's 2-1 win at Burnley on New Year's Day, and is currently recovering in his home country.

EXCLUSIVE BY ADRIAN KAJUMBA: The latest graduate of Southampton's famed academy, Will Smallbone will not forget 2020 in a hurry after his dream, goal-scoring full debut in the FA Cup.

An impressive season in the Premier League has seen the midfielder linked with several of the division's top clubs, with Manchester United the favourites to secure his signature.

Aston Villa midfielder Conor Hourihane fears money may take priority over health in the bid to re-start the Premier League.

As the 20 top flight clubs try to find a way to signal a return to action, the prospect of playing the remaining raft of games at neutral grounds is very real.

With games set to be played behind closed doors, some clubs are opposed to 'neutral hubs' to finish the season, but Purslow says it is the 'duty' of all 20 clubs to find a workable solution.

This weekend will be two months since Harvey Barnes scored Leicester's fourth against Aston Villa, the last Premier League goal before games were suspended.

Watford, who were 17th at the time of the shutdown due coronavirus, join Aston Villa and Brighton in being concerned at the plan to resume the current campaign at 'neutral' stadiums.

The Brighton CEO has been vocal in his opposition to the 'unfair' proposals of Project Restart, which would see remaining games played at a small number of independent grounds.

Here's hoping The Force is still with them as Rey, Finn, Poe, Chewie and the rest of the Resistance face the First Order once more in the final film of the epic Skywalker saga.

J.J. Abrams, director of Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker, was featured in a crossover event in the online game Fortnite. He presented a 50-second clip from the new film to players.

The British star, 27, reveals she turned to therapy after being stalked when she first found fame. The Star Wars actor told The Sun, 'nothing can prepare you for the absolute fear you feel'.

He's the dashingly handsome, versatile actor who provided some of the lighter touches to the last two entries in one of the most beloved film franchises of all time.

The race, made up of 30 teams of runners, took place earlier today through the streets of Greenwich, London. Obstacles including space hoppers and steeplechases were placed close to the finish.

JJ Abrams has revealed that unseen footage made it possible for the late Carrie Fisher to appear in the upcoming film, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. 

George Lucas, known for his Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, was granted approval back in June to build a vineyard in Nicasio in California's Marin County.

Roughly 150 sci-fi lovers were lined up on Monday outside the Los Angeles theater, a full three days before doors swing open for the first preview screening of The Rise of Skywalker.

Russell stars as Zorii Bliss in the final installment of the Star Wars saga that opens in theatres on Friday.

The 27-year-old actress got a weird parting gift from director J.J. Abrams, 53, after she filmed the latest Star Wars movie.

Zooey Deschanel was joined by her beau Jonathan Scott for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker

The star-studded premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker featured cast from the film's generation-spanning franchise, including Adam Driver, Billy Dee Williams and Mark Hamill.

42 years after the first Star Wars movie launched his career, Mark Hamill hit the red carpet for the final Skywalker Saga movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Adam Driver doesn't like to watch or listen to his performances, and he walked out of an interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross earlier this month after she tried to play him a clip from Marriage Story.

With just days left until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hits theaters, Daisy Ridley has come clean and revealed what item she stole from the set.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premieres in the UK at midnight tonight. But a queue already formed yesterday with fans pictured huddled under umbrellas and wearing raincoats in London.

With a nine-film epic franchise to conclude, it was never going to be easy for J. J. Abrams to bring Star Wars' Skywalker saga to a satisfying end.

Two female members of the Resistance shared a kiss in one celebration scene in the film - a first for the franchise's 40-year history on the silver screen.

Extinction Rebellion protesters managed to get onto the red carpet at Leicester Square before lying down and holding up signs that called on the film industry to 'tell the story of the climate crisis'.

The actress, 30, who spoke out against trolling in an honest op-ed for the New York Times last year, looked simply stunning in the elegant floor-length design, as she reunited with her co-stars. 

Meghan Trainor and her husband Daryl Sabara looked loved-up at Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker premiere at Cineworld in London on Wednesday.

They made their red carpet debut at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards last week.  And James attended another glittering event with girlfriend Jordan on his arm.

BRIAN VINER: I attended a screening on Tuesday in the company of what felt like a thousand others who look at life mainly by the glow of a lightsaber.

Keri Russell stepped out in a dramatic silk gown with cut-out detail on Wednesday night as she attended the Star Wars : The Rise Of Skywalker London premiere.

Lead stars Daisy Ridley and John Boyega led the star-studded arrivals at the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker premiere at Cineworld in Leicester Square, London, on Wednesday evening.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge was every inch the Hollywood siren as she led the famous faces descending on the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker London premiere afterparty on Wednesday.

James Corden might just regret asking Melissa McCarthy to step into his shoes while he took the night off from hosting the Late Late Show.

Carole, 64, enacted a play fight with Steven Bentwood, chief executive of the Middleton family firm Party Pieces, during the office Christmas lunch - using the company's inflatable space sabre.

With Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker hitting theaters tonight with sneak preview screenings before opening nationwide Friday, some of the film's stars are praising the posthumous cameo from Carrie Fisher.

Warwick Davis looked full of beans as he accompanied his wife Samantha and their grown up children to the Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker London premiere on Wednesday.

He has long been a fan of the sci-fi series.  And David went behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker at Pinewood Studios on Thursday, as he enjoyed a day out with Antony Daniels.

Luke Aaron Skywalker Sexton, 19, was pulled over by cops who smelled pot in his car on the eve of the release of the new Star Wars film. The Jedi namesake was stopped in Garden Ridge.

As her movie Bombshell gets ready to open nationwide on Friday against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Margot Robbie revealed she has never seen any Star Wars movie.

Jake Cannavale, who appeared in one episode of Disney+'s The Mandalorian, said the new Star Wars movie is the worst in the series. He criticized its plot holes and even the title.

For this breakout star, appearing in theatrical feature films still holds more appeal than acting in a streaming TV series. John Boyega has spoken about his future in the Star Wars universe.

At the media screening of what appears to be the last Star Wars film, a brief shot of the Scottish actor Denis Lawson at the controls of a Rebel Alliance fighter flashed up on to the screen.

It's like a message from the great beyond, suffused with the Force itself. Fallen actress Carrie Fisher's brother Todd Fisher has shared a letter he only recently found that she wrote about death.

As fans flock to theaters to see Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the brother of the late Carrie Fisher is opening up about her final performance.

Brian Austin Green shared a rare photo of his oldest son, 17 year old Kassius Lijah Marcil-Green, on Saturday night.

The brief sign of same-sex romance in The Rise of Skywalker is a first for the franchise, but is omitted in Singapore where the law prohibits sex between men and is 'silent' on sex between women.

Millions of pieces of space junk are whizzing around the planet at around 20,000 miles per hour - providing a threat to future rockets and space craft. Chinese experts may have a solution.