Cameron Archer is in contention to return to the Aston Villa squad for Thursday night’s Premier League game against Fulham.
The 20-year-old missed Sunday’s clash against Chelsea at Villa Park with a bug.
But with Archer having recovered in time for the Villans’ visit to Craven Cottage, head coach Steven Gerrard has no new injury concerns.
He said: “We are as we were. We had a couple of bumps, bruises, kicks and tightness from the last game but no one is going to miss out on the back of it.
“We’ll also have Cameron Archer back into the frame because he’s over the little bug that he had which ruled him out of the weekend.”
Villa will be without long-term absentees Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, while Ludwig Augustinsson remains out.
However, Gerrard did deliver positive news on Lucas Digne at his pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
He said: “Lucas could be on the grass today for the first time, which is a big step.
“He’s come out of a boot and done some running on a machine that takes a certain amount of your weight away and now the process will be to try and build him up.
“There’s an outside chance that he could be around the Newcastle game. That’s where Lucas is.”
