{"id":13948,"date":"2022-04-02T15:00:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/02\/lucas-digne-update-surfaces-after-early-departure-from-aston-villas-clash-with-wolves\/"},"modified":"2022-04-02T15:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T19:00:59","slug":"lucas-digne-update-surfaces-after-early-departure-from-aston-villas-clash-with-wolves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/02\/lucas-digne-update-surfaces-after-early-departure-from-aston-villas-clash-with-wolves\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucas Digne update surfaces after early departure from Aston Villa\u2019s clash with Wolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>An explanation for Aston Villa star Lucas Digne being hauled off early in the club\u2019s meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon has been provided.<\/p>\n<p>For those not aware, left-back Digne set alarm bells ringing across the Villa fanbase earlier today, in departing the action at Molineux inside the opening quarter of an hour.<\/p>\n<p>The immediate assumption, in turn, was that the Frenchman had picked up a fresh fitness concern, after being seen to on the pitch by the visitors\u2019 medical team.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the media on the back of the action coming to a close on Saturday afternoon, Steven Gerrard was therefore inevitably asked for an update on Digne\u2019s situation, amid questions over what exactly was behind his premature exit from the action.<\/p>\n<p>And Aston Villa\u2019s boss, in turn, went on to reveal that his side\u2019s January addition was in fact not injured, but instead dealing with a bout of illness:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lucas Digne was taken off by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AVFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AVFC<\/a> early into the game after complaining of an upset stomach. He wasn\u2019t injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gregg Evans (@greggevans40) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greggevans40\/status\/1510313435497648133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Wolves triumph<\/h2>\n<p>Gerrard\u2019s update on Digne of course comes fresh on the back of another disappointing afternoon\u2019s work for his side on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The Claret and Blue made the trip to Molineux in search of a much-needed bounce-back performance, after seeing a three-game win streak brought to a firm end courtesy of back-to-back defeats at the hands of West Ham and Arsenal prior to the international break.<\/p>\n<p>When all was said and done in the Midlands, though, Villa were ultimately forced to face up to a third Premier League defeat on the bounce.<\/p>\n<p>Though Ollie Watkins did manage to pull one back late on, Ashley Young adding to Jonny\u2019s early opener courtesy of an own goal shortly after the half-hour mark ensured that all three points, in the end, went the way of Wolves.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/jurgen-klopp-provides-double-liverpool-injury-update-after-watford\/\">Jurgen Klopp provides double Liverpool injury update after Watford<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/news\/why-joe-gelhardt-was-not-afforded-a-start-for-leeds-vs-southampton\/\">Why Joe Gelhardt was not afforded a start for Leeds vs Southampton<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 An explanation for Aston Villa star Lucas Digne being hauled off early in the club\u2019s meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon has been provided. For those not aware, left-back Digne set alarm bells ringing across the Villa fanbase earlier today, in departing the action at Molineux inside the opening quarter of an hour. 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