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Danny Drinkwater back training with Aston Villa after Chelsea loanee was sent home for headbutting team-mate Jota before Premier League was suspended

Danny Drinkwater is continuing to train with Aston Villa following his bust-up with team-mate Jota days before the Premier League was suspended.

The on-loan Chelsea midfielder was sent home from the club’s Bodymoor Heath base after allegedly head-butting the Spaniard during a training session on March 10.

There were suggestions that Villa considered ending the arrangement in the aftermath of the incident, but Sportsmail understands Drinkwater trained normally with his colleagues after they returned to Bodymoor Heath for small-group sessions this week. Relations with Jota are thought to be amicable.

Danny Drinkwater is continuing to train with Aston Villa following his bust-up with Jota

How often he will play for the club again is unclear, however.