Aston Villa midfielder of Senegalese origins Boubacar Kamara is out for the remainder of the season after suffering a suspected anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury against Manchester United.The 24-year-old sustained the injury to his right knee and was subsequently replaced in the 65th minute by Moussa Diaby. Further scans are planned, but Les Bleus’ defensive midfielder is now likely to miss the EURO 2024. According to The Athletic, surgery is expected to follow soon after confirmation of the nature of the injury.Aston Villa can confirm Boubacar Kamara has suffered a significant knee ligament injury.— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) February 12, 2024 Kamara, who joined Villa from Marseille on a free transfer in 2022, suffered a knee ligament injury in September 2022. The issue saw him miss nine games for club and country.His injury is the third ACL sustained by a Villa player in recent months after Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia both picked up the same injury earlier in the season.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 24Saturday Manchester City – Everton 2-0 (0-0)/Haaland 71, 85/Luton – Sheffield United 1-3 (0-2)/Morris 52 pen – Archer 30, McAtee 36 pen, Souza 72/Liverpool – Burnley 3-1 (1-1)/Jota 31, Diaz 52, Nunez 79 – O’Shea 45/Fulham – Bournemouth 3-1 (2-0)/De Cordova-Reid 5, Muniz 36, 52 – Senesi 50/Wolverhampton – Brentford 0-2 (0-1)/Norgaard 35, Toney 77/Tottenham – Brighton 2-1 (0-1)/Sarr 61, Johnson 90+6 – Gross 16 pen/Nottingham Forest – Newcastle United 2-3 (2-2)/Elanga 26, Hudson-Odoi 45+6 – Guimaraes 10, 66, Schar 43/Sunday West Ham – Arsenal 0-6 (0-4)/Saliba 33, Saka 41 pen, 63, Gabriel 44, Trossard 45+2, Rice 66/Aston Villa – Manchester United 1-2 (0-1)/Luiz 67 – Hojlund 17, McTominay 86/Monday 23.00: (4.40) Crystal Palace (3.50) Chelsea (1.85)***odds are subject to change
