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,

Unai Emery has warned Villa must learn the lessons from their first trip to Club Brugge as they prepare to face the Belgian club again in the Champions League.

Unai Emery hopes Aston Villa's defensive crisis will soon be over as Ezri Konsa and Pau Torres close in on respective returns from injury. Konsa may be named in the squad to face Chelsea on Saturday after training at Bodymoor Heath on Friday,

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'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)

Aston Villa have been drawn against Club Brugge in the last 16 of the Champions League and it’s sure to be an unmissable game for fans, particularly in the home leg at Villa Park.BUY CLUB BRUGGE VS

Ezri Konsa and Leon Bailey could be included in the Aston Villa squad to face Chelsea, but Unai Emery says Ross Barkley will need a few more days before he returns.