All of the current top Aston Villa stories including, injury updates; score predictions for Bournemouth and Unai Emery hails star man.
Four players out for Aston Villa vs Bournemouth
Despite the success Unai Emery has achieved at Villa this season, injuries continue to haunt the side.
From the first day, horrendous injuries have caused star men to fall to the sidelines with Tyrone Mings and Emiliano Buendia barely kicking a ball this season.
Now, going into the final stretch of the campaign, these issues continue to affect the club. Emery confirmed that Jacob Ramsey and Alex Moreno will both be out for the tie on top of Mings and Buendia.
You can read Emery’s full injury update on the Bournemouth match here.
Aston Villa vs Bournemouth prediction
Villa return to the Premier League on Sunday as they look to close in on Champions League qualification.
It has been a mental past week for fans across the globe. The side managed to defeat Arsenal at the Emirates before overseeing a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Lille in the Europa Conference League. However, Bournemouth will no doubt provide a stern test for the hosts with the Cherries coming into the match on good form.
Ahead of the game, Chris Sutton has attempted to pick a winning, believing Villa’s home advantage should give them the edge.
You can read Sutton’s full assessment of Villa’s upcoming tie here.
Unai Emery hails star man
Plenty of the first team have stood out at Villa Par this season. The club could end up in the Champions League and with a major trophy by the season’s end due to these performances.
One man who has stood out recently is Emi Martinez. The goalkeeper put on a show on Thursday night as he saved two penalties in the shootout despite picking up two yellow cards on the night.
Now, Emery has come out and praised his number one expressing his delight with his ‘leadership and attitude’.
You can read Emery’s full quotes on Martinez here.
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