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title: "Aston Villa: Fans react to Ashley Preece’s red list update"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "David Comerford"
section: "Aston Villa"
published: "2021-10-02T18:15:12Z"
modified: "2021-10-02T18:15:12Z"
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# Aston Villa: Fans react to Ashley Preece’s red list update

**Aston Villa will be able to call upon Emiliano Martinez, Marvelous Nakamba and Bertrand Traore for their trip to Wolves after the international break, [Ashley Preece reports](https://twitter.com/PreeceObserver/status/1443906856968200207).**

This is after the UK government agreed to a quarantine exemption for players travelling to red-list countries during the international break, so long as they are double-vaccinated.

And in Villa’s case, that applies to all three of the players concerned.

After the last international break, Dean Smith’s side [had to cope without](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58437034) Martinez and Emiliano Buendia for their trip to Chelsea because there was no such exemption in place.

### How important have the Villa trio been so far?

Martinez has started every other Premier League game this season, keeping three clean sheets (via [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emiliano-martinez/leistungsdaten/spieler/111873)).

Nakamba, meanwhile, [has only made one start](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/243249/Show/Marvelous-Nakamba), with Smith handing him three substitute appearances.

And Traore’s start to the campaign has been disrupted by an injury he suffered in the opening day defeat at Watford. He’s been [limited to just 43 minutes](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/bertrand-traore/leistungsdaten/spieler/131996) across Villa’s first six matches.

Here’s how Villa fans reacted when Preece tweeted the news.

### Villa fans celebrate triple boost

**“Praise the lord for the government”**

Credit: [@8forclark](https://twitter.com/8forClark/status/1443921397823250462)

**“Great news, thanks for that Ash, you da man.”**

Credit: [@Up\_tha\_Villa](https://twitter.com/Up_tha_Villa/status/1444077497797201922)

**“Great stuff!”**

Credit: [@Petermi39249140](https://twitter.com/Petermi39249140/status/1444003492897689616)

**“Boooom”**

Credit: [@muzzavilla](https://twitter.com/muzzavilla/status/1443908738440642568)

**“Everyone liked that”**

Credit: [@titanuk1874](https://twitter.com/Titanuk1874/status/1443908511390441482)

**“SIUUUUU”**

Credit: [@avfcjoshuaa](https://twitter.com/AVFCJoshuaa/status/1443998727090446341)

**In other news, [hordes of fans also flocked to Preece’s post on Konsa](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/aston-villa-news/aston-villa-fans-react-to-preeces-post-on-konsa/).**