Unai Emery's outfit comes into the weekend clash after a credible 2-2 draw against table-topping Liverpool. But after four draws and one loss in their last five league fixtures, the Champions League contestants sit ninth and four points off a UCL return next season.

Aston Villa go in search of their first Premier League win in six matches when they entertain Chelsea on Saturday (5:30pm)

Dan Mousley is a Warwickshire and England cricketer with a bright future - but is very much at home in the North Stand at Villa Park

Unai Emery is preparing to make late calls on the fitness of Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey for Villa’s crucial Premier League clash with Chelsea.

Unai Emery has suggested Aston Villa are well equipped to get the better of Club Brugge in the Champions League round of 16 after taking information from the league phase defeat.

Unai Emery has admitted he does not know the reason behind Aston Villa’s ongoing injury struggles this season. Villa have now had a player substituted in the first half due to injury in each of their last five games and eight of the last 11,

Paris Saint-Germain loanee Marco Asensio made his Aston Villa debut in their 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham last weekend at Villa Park. The former Real Madrid star also opened up about his exit from

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Injury-hit Aston Villa host Liverpool in a rearranged Premier League match on Wednesday that, initially, angered Unai Emery

Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins' quickfire goals at the end of the first half cancelled out Mohamed Salah's 29th-minute opener at Villa Park, but the hosts were unable to hold on after the break

Marco Asensio was pestered over the phone by Unai Emery throughout the January transfer window before finally agreeing to up sticks in Paris and relocate to Birmingham. Asensio was an eye-catching addition to Aston Villa's squad towards the end of the transfer window as he joined on loan from PSG for the remainder of this season.