17 h. ago Unai Emery responds to major Robin van Persie claim after Aston Villa's win at Feyenoord

Robin van Persie claimed referee Rade Obrenovic apologised to him at half-time as Feyenoord lost 2-0 to Aston Villa

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27 h. ago John McGinn stands up in ‘difficult moments’, says Aston Villa boss Unai Emery

The Villa captain was on target in the win over Feyenoord.

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4 d. ago Monday’s briefing: Mikel Arteta delighted with ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery believes “the goals are coming” for striker Ollie Watkins.

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5 d. ago Unai Emery expects goals to start flowing for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins

The England forward scored his first of the season to equalise against Fulham.

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5 d. ago Aston Villa 3 Fulham 1: Emery breathes sigh of relief as hosts finally win Premier League game but do it the hard way

OLLIE WATKINS ended his 10-game wait for a goal as Aston Villa finally clinched their first Premier League victory of the season. Just when Unai Emery’s season looked set to suffer another setback after Raul Jimenez had given Fulham a shock third-minute lead, Watkins put his struggles behind him with a moment of magic to...

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5 d. ago Aston Villa vs Fulham LIVE SCORE: Latest updates as Unai Emery’s side look for first Premier League win of the season

ASTON VILLA look to put their poor start to the season behind them against Fulham. Unai Emery's side are yet to win a game in the Premier League this term and have scored just one goal coming into this one. Villa held on to beat Bologna 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday night but...

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7 d. ago Football Daily | Aston Villa finally win but remain a shadow of their former selves

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Seven games into the season and Aston Villa finally have a win on the board. And while it may have come in Bigger Vase, a competition they probably resent having to play in after being robbed of a lucrative Bigger Cup place by some overzealous refereeing in their final match of last season, it at least gives Unai Emery a platform on which to build, even if his players have yet to produce a performance even remotely fit to lace the steel-toed boots of all those geriatric rockers who joined Ozzy Osbourne at Villa Park for his summer farewell. Despite last night’s win, Emery’s side continue to look a pale facsimile of the one that pushed the tournament’s eventual winners, PSG, all the way over two legs in their Bigger Cup quarter-final last season. Something is definitely not quite right at Villa Park, a state of affairs perhaps best illustrated by the fact the assist for their winner came in the form of a comedy air-shot by the desper...

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7 d. ago Surprised Unai Emery makes Aston Villa demand after Europa League attendance

Aston Villa claimed their first win of the season on Thursday night, but Unai Emery was surprised about the attendance at Villa Park

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8 d. ago Unai Emery urges Aston Villa to build on overdue first win of season

Villa edged out Bologna 1-0 in their Europa League opener.

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9 d. ago Unai Emery says Monchi exit ‘changes nothing’ at Aston Villa

Villa begin their Europa League campaign at home to Bologna on Thursday.

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9 d. ago There is only one thing to blame for Aston Villa’s dramatic decline

Aston Villa may point to the Premier League and PSR constraints, but Unai Emery is paying the price for the club’s mistakes in the transfer market

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1 week ago Unai Emery to Man United theory raised after major Aston Villa decision emerges

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is under pressure after the Reds' poor start to the season and Aston Villa striker Stan Collymore has now mentioned potential links with Unai Emery

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1 week ago Monchi poised to leave winless Aston Villa in fresh blow for Unai Emery

President of football operations wants Spain returnLong-term Emery ally joined Aston Villa in July 2023Monchi, Aston Villa’s president of football operations, is poised to leave the club. He joined Villa a little more than two years ago, reuniting with the manager, Unai Emery, after a spell at Roma.Monchi is thought to have wanted to return to Spain for some time but he is a long-term ally of Emery, with whom he worked at Sevilla. Villa have made a winless start to the season, scoring one league goal across three draws and two defeats. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Angry Unai Emery makes 'lazy' Aston Villa admission as he says players 'not fighting'

Unai Emery was critical of Aston Villa's performance after the 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light

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1 week ago Emery wants Aston Villa’s ‘identity back’ after Isidor earns point for 10

Aston Villa finally scored their first Premier League goal of the season but, on this quietly concerning evidence, Unai Emery’s quest for last season’s mislaid form is far from over.In marked contrast, Sunderland were a study in resilience, belief and impressive organisation. Régis Le Bris’s side could easily have folded after the 33rd-minute dismissal of their left-back Reinildo Mandava for violent conduct and the rare second-half mistake from Robin Roefs that allowed Matty Cash to shoot Emery’s team ahead from 25 yards. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Emery lashes out at ‘lazy’ Aston Villa after Isidor earns point for 10

Aston Villa finally scored their first Premier League goal of the season but, on this quietly concerning evidence, Unai Emery’s quest for last season’s mislaid form is far from over.In marked contrast, Sunderland were a study in resilience, belief and impressive organisation. Régis Le Bris’s side could easily have folded after the 33rd-minute dismissal of their left-back Reinildo Mandava for violent conduct and the rare second-half mistake from Robin Roefs that allowed Matty Cash to shoot Emery’s team ahead from 25 yards. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Unai Emery makes positive Aston Villa claim as early struggles discussed

Unai Emery remains positive about Aston Villa's outlook despite their poor start to the campaign

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2 w. ago Unai Emery addresses Morgan Rogers form and sends message to Aston Villa forward

Morgan Rogers has struggled to replicate the form he showed last season for Aston Villa, but Unai Emery is confident the forward will soon rediscover his best level

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2 w. ago Unai Emery responds to 'strange' Aston Villa start and explains revival plan

Aston Villa have failed to win any of their opening four Premier League matches, but Unai Emery remains confident that his side will soon start to pick up points

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2 w. ago Unai Emery needs progress but goalless Aston Villa have faith and blame PSR

Transfer spending curbs and a grim start weigh on Sunday’s Sunderland trip. Could the Europa League offer a boost?The statistic doing the rounds this week was that Chris Wilder has been sacked and reappointed as the Sheffield United manager since Boubacar Kamara scored Aston Villa’s last league goal four months ago. Villa have been slow out of the blocks and this is unusual territory for Unai Emery, who has spent the best part of three years almost exclusively exceeding all expectations, elevating a team who were near the bottom of the Premier League into one capable of bloodying the noses of European superpowers in the Champions League.But a sticky start, of four Premier League matches without a victory or goal – they are the only team in the English professional pyramid to carry that ignominious mantle – and a midweek Carabao Cup exit, has been rather in keeping with a difficult few months. Villa headed into the summer knowing incomings would be limited owing to the financial pict...

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