Marcus Rashford is expected to miss the rest of Aston Villa’s season because of the hamstring injury that forced him out of their FA Cup semi-final defeat by Crystal Palace on Saturday. The on-loan England forward will have a scan but is not thought to require surgery.
There is a slim possibility Rashford, whose injury rehabilitation will take place at Villa, could return to face Tottenham on 18 May, but he is ineligible for their final game of the season against Manchester United, his parent club.
Villa are thought to have objected to the Premier League after Tottenham requested to change the date of the meeting owing to their potential involvement in the Europa League final three days later. Villa, who are seventh, three points behind fifth-placed Chelsea, fear moving the fixture could hamper their quest for Champions League qualification.
Rashford was not part of the Villa squad that exited the FA Cup at Wembley, when Unai Emery suggested he would be out for “some weeks”.
Rashford, who has scored four goals in 17 Villa appearances, returned to the England squad in March after a recall from Thomas Tuchel.
