Aston Villa are currently 19th in the Premier League table with a game in hand, and Dean Smith’s side will fancy their survival chances with just two points separating them from safety.

With 10 games still to play, Villa can definitely escape relegation, and CEO Christian Purslow is hoping football can resume when it’s safe and fair to do so.

The Premier League has come up with a plan for clubs to play at neutral grounds as they look to resume the campaign, but the Villa chief isn’t a fan of the idea as he reckons his side will be giving up a huge advantage in the relegation race.

“Neutral ground is just one component in a whole package of measures. Personally I’m against it. We’re a club that pride ourselves on our home form, I think two-thirds of our wins this season have come at home. We’ve got six home games left to play and any Villa fan will agree that you’re giving up that advantage,” Purslow said on talkSPORT.

“It is a massive decision for somebody running Aston Villa and I certainly wouldn’t agree to that unless the circumstances were right.

“The executives are trying to find a way that under the right circumstances when it’s safe, when it’s fair to get football back on the road. What the league has to do is come up with a package of measures that gets us playing football safely when we can.”