Jores Okore: (Knee) Returns From Injury

Okore (knee) was able to play the first half of Aston Villa's friendly against Walsall on Tuesday.

Analysis:

Okore had been nursing a minor knee injury up until this point which held him out of the friendlies against Chesterfield and Groningen. With Wednesday's outing a success, it seems that nothing is likely holding him back from playing in Villa's opener against Stoke City on Aug. 16.