Aston Villa badge. Pic: Elliott Brown

Aston Villa FC say their friendly with Chasetown FC has been cancelled.

The Championship side were due to send an under 21 team to The Scholars Ground on August 1.

But a post on the club’s social media channels said the game had now been called off, while another clash with Tamworth has been rescheduled.

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