Aston Villa's Jack Grealish missed FA Cup tie at Wycombe due to illness
Saturday 9 January 2016 16:52, UK
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish may have to sit out Tuesday night's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace due to a bout of tonsillitis.
The 20-year-old was sidelined for Saturday's 1-1 FA Cup third round draw at Wycombe and manager Remi Garde thinks he is unlikely to recover in time for the visit of the Eagles.
Grealish tweeted ahead of kick-off on Saturday: "Gutted I am ill for today's game.
"Still supporting from home. Come on lads."
And Garde explained afterwards: "He has been suffering with tonsillitis. He's had a fever and he's been taking antiobiotics.
"It's been quite serious, he hasn't trained for a few days, so it could be tough for the next match."
A hugely exciting talent, Grealish has endured a somewhat difficult campaign, and was briefly forced to train with the youth team after it was reported that he had gone to a nightclub in the wake of a defeat at Everton.
