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Villa-Liverpool game to go ahead despite virus outbreak
BIRMINGHAM – Ten players from Aston Villa's squad are isolating after testing positive for the coronavirus, forcing the club to field youth players for its FA Cup match against Liverpool on Friday.Villa said the third-round game against the English champions will go ahead as scheduled at Villa Park despite the virus outbreak among the senior squad that led to the training ground being closed.Villa chief executive Christian Purslow said there were 14 positive cases — 10 of which were players — from two rounds of tests, on Monday and Thursday.After another round of testing for COVID-19, Villa confirmed Friday that the game will be played.