Aston Villa fans explode as Jadon Sancho picks up ‘ridiculous’ injury vs Elche : ‘Absolutely pointless’
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(Credit: Imago) Fri 27 March 2026 12:27, UK Aston Villa fans are in disbelief after Jadon Sancho picked up an injury during their team’s friendly with Elche on Friday. Aston Villa’s injury list already has Boubacar Kamara as a long-term absentee, and Sancho now looks set to join the Frenchman in the treatment room. 🏥 Aston Villa Injury News 🏥 Access definitive fitness updates from Bodymoor Heath: real-time injury news, recovery timelines, and return dates for Unai Emery’s squad.
VISIT THE VILLA INJURY HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Aston Villa fans seething over ‘stupid friendly’ Villa’s clash with Elche has clearly been set up with the view of ensuring the players who are not away on international duty can retain their sharpness ahead of the upcoming Europa League quarter-final against Bologna. The wideman’s injury is a shoulder problem, according to Villa Report via their X account, and fans have wasted no time in making their frustrations known. 🚨 Jadon Sancho has left the pitch in a sling after a shoulder injury. #avfc— villareport (@villareport) March 27, 2026 View Tweet Supporters have piled into the replies to vent their anger towards the fact that the friendly is even being played, not least that the team is made up entirely of first-team players.
Absolutely pointless— Nathan Kariuki (@FADEDNATHANTV) March 27, 2026 View Tweet Another Villa fan branded the club’s injury record as “beyond ridiculous,” while the game itself was also called “absolutely pointless.”@Ned_AV: “Why are we adding more games in when we know half our players are made of glass?”@ajbyrne_avfc: “Why did I have a bad feeling about this friendly man.”@gsbrn1: “Was absolutely odds-on someone gets injured, wished I could have got a bet on.”Jadon Sancho may have played his final game for VillaFootball Insider revealed back in February that Sancho would be keen to return to Borussia Dortmund this summer, if his former club materialises their current interest in him.Villa are also interested in signing him permanently when he leaves Manchester United as a free agent in the summer, but Dortmund will provide daunting competition if they opt to make a move. Sancho has begun to make an effective impact for the second city outfit in recent months, and as a result, Emery and Co. will be desperately hoping that his injury isn’t as bad as it looks. 🦁 ASTON VILLA INSIDER UPDATE 🦁 Get the inside track on the Villa Park dugout, transfer strategy, player wages, and technical leadership at Bodymoor Heath.