Centre-back was taken off on a stretcher in the first half of their match against Newcastle on Saturday
Aston Villa have confirmed that Tyrone Mings has sustained a significant knee injury.
The centre-back was taken off on a stretcher in the 31st minute of Villa’s 5-1 defeat against Newcastle United after a collision with Alexander Isak, and will now require surgery ahead of a lengthy rehabilitation process. 
After the match on Saturday, head coach Unai Emery said that the injury looked serious, which has now been confirmed.
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shay Given was also concerned about Mings’s injury.
“I think it’s a bad one,” said Given on Saturday. “He just stretches his knee. Sometimes these are the worst injuries. It’s not anything Isak’s done wrong. His knee’s just flicked out.”It’s another blow to Villa, who lost Emiliano Buendia to a significant knee injury sustained in training last Wednesday.
Mings was crucial to Villa last season, playing the second-most minutes of any outfield player and helping them finish seventh and qualify for Europe.
Emery’s side will play Hibernian or Luzern in their UEFA Conference League playoff match, with the first leg on 24 August.
Their next three Premier League matches are at home to Everton, away to Burnley and Liverpool.
The good news for Villa, though, is that summer signing Pau Torres was able to replace Mings, while Diego Carlos also came off the bench at Newcastle having recovered from an injury that ruled him out for the majority of last season.
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