Lucas Digne suffers gruesome head injury after colliding with Villa team-mate

LUCAS DIGNE was left with a huge bruise above his eye after his face appeared to hit the boot of Emiliano Martinez.

The Aston Villa star was defending a cross against Everton when a loose ball in the penalty area saw a goalmouth scramble ensue.

3 Lucas Digne suffered a gruesome injury during Aston Villa's clash with Everton Credit: Reuters

3 Digne received treatment after a blow to the head

3 He was left with a huge bruise above his eye

And as Digne moved to try and defend the goal he fell over goalkeeper Martinez - back in net today after a move to Manchester United failed to materialise this summer.

But the defender then appeared to take a whack on the forehead with a flailing Martinez boot.

Medics rushed on to the pitch to treat the Frenchman.

And TV cameras picked up a massive bruise which instantly materialised above his right eyebrow.

The 32-year-old was taken off the pitch as part of the medical procedures when treating head wounds.

However, he was swiftly able to return to the action on the pitch with the score still deadlocked at 0-0, before completing the match with the clean sheet preserved in a goalless affair.

Digne, who joined Villa from Everton in 2022, started the first two games of the season for Unai Emery 's side before dropping to the bench in week three for ex-Chelsea star Ian Maatsen .

But after a 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace in that game, Digne then returned to the starting XI to face the Toffees.

With today's clash Digne has now played in 113 Premier League games, having arrived in England at Everton from Barcelona in 2018.

His exploits have also seen him score ten goals across all competitions in his stints with Everton and Aston Villa.