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Matt Lowton has been fined a week’s wages by Aston Villa after turning up late for training because of a traffic jam.

Lowton was also left out of the squad for Saturday’s thrilling 2-2 Premier League draw against Liverpool at Anfield.

The 24-year-old right-back failed to report to the Bodymoor Heath training ground on time on Friday and was punished by manager Paul Lambert for breaking club rules.

Lowton is believed to have set off from his north Derbyshire home at his usual time on Friday morning but was stuck in a traffic jam after an accident closed the M1 and he had to take a diversion.

It is the first time he has been in breach of Lambert’s code of conduct and the former Sheffield United defender has apologised and accepted his punishment.

Leandro Bacuna deputised at right-back as the claret and blues produced arguably their best performance of the season.

Lowton is set to report back to training tomorrow.

“Matt was late for training yesterday he’s been disciplined by the club,” confirmed Lambert.

“He’ll come in for training on Monday and that’s it now dealt with.

“He’ll be available for selection for our next game against West Brom a week on Wednesday.”

Lowton had recently played his way back into Lambert’s first team plans after admitting his form at the start of this season fell below the high standards he set during his debut campaign.

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