Overview
- Villarreal listed the 32-year-old among the substitutes for their Champions League match at Tottenham on Tuesday night.
- Partey is due at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday for a plea hearing, with reports indicating he will stay in London after the game to attend.
- He faces six charges in total: five counts of rape against two women and one count of sexual assault against a third, which he denies.
- His conditional bail does not bar him from playing, requires 24 hours' notice for international travel, and prohibits contact with the complainants.
- Manager Marcelino says the midfielder is available and prepared to play, as Villarreal stresses presumption of innocence following petitions and hostile fan reactions.