Aston Villa respond to Tottenham Premier League fixture change request in Europa League blow

request to bring forward their Premier League fixture against Aston Villa has been rejected by the Midlands clubs in a written response.

, should they progress past Bodo/Glimt, which will take place on Wednesday, May 21.

Currently, Ange Postecoglou's men will travel to Villa three days earlier on Sunday, May 18. According to football.london's sister title, ,Villa strongly opposed Spurs' request, pointing towards their own congested schedule this season.

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Villa are competing for a spot in the Champions League and moving the game with Spurs would give them less recovery time for the trip to Bournemouth on Saturday, May 10. Unai Emery's men played eight games in 24 days last month including a tough Champions League quarter-final clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Spurs aren't guaranteed a place in the Europa League final just yet. They face Bodo/Glimt in two legs, starting this Thursday, for a place in the final in Bilbao. After seeing off Eintracht Frankfurt in the quarter-final, Spurs are looking to end a lengthy wait for a trophy.

They will face one of Athletic Bilbao or Manchester United in the final, with Ruben Amorim's men playing Chelsea on the Friday before the final. That would give them two more days to prepare for a potential all-English European final.

before the Europa League semi-final first-leg. However, Postecoglou confirmed to the media that there were no fresh injury concerns from the trip to Anfield.

Asked if all the players involved came through the clash without any issues, he said: "Yeah everyone is good. The ones who played all got through it ok. So in terms of Thursday, everyone should be fine."