Aston Villa’s Ahmed Elmohamady limped out of Tuesday’s Premier League match against Arsenal after suffering an injury.
10 minutes into the encounter, the Egypt international went down with a muscle injury after pulling up without any contact – with medics attending to him.
However, he did not return to the field after the water break as Dean Smith replaced the 32-year-old with Frederic Guilbert.
Nevertheless, the setback did not hinder the Claret and Blue Army from taking the lead through Mahmoud Ibrahim ‘Trezeguet’ in the 27th minute.
Conor Hourihane's corner kick drifted unconstrained towards the back post where Trezeguet was on hand to firmly thump a volley past goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
In the second half, Arsenal put up a strong attacking display but were unable to break the resolute Villans who held firm to their night win of the season.
Victory by just a single goal would therefore take Smith’s men above Watford at this crucial stage – with a game left.
They will maintain their Premier League status should they defeat West Ham United on the final day.
