Unai Emery is considering a dip into the January transfer window to bolster his Aston Villa squad. Villa are currently eighth in the Premier League rankings and they are closing in a Round of 16 knockout stage spot in their debut UEFA Champions League campaign.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is hopeful Leon Bailey will grow in confidence after he scored his first goal of the season against Leicester City this afternoon. Villa took the lead through Barkley just before the hour mark, but were pegged back shortly after as Stephy Mavididi scored at the far post following a strong save from Emi Martinez.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery knew his side had to beat Leicester if they wanted to keep their top-four challenge on course. Villa’s quest for a second successive year in the Champions League has been hamstrung by inconsistency this season, but they kicked off 2025 with an important three points.

Simon Adringra's opener was cancelled out by an Ollie Watkins penalty and Morgan Rogers before Tariq Lamptey's late equaliser earned the visitors a share of the spoils

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The absence of Pau Torres for a longer period is a bigger problem, not least because Villa are not so well-stocked in defence. The unavailability of Diego Carlos last Saturday appeared to pick Emery's back four for him.

Aston Villa were penalised on Boxing Day when striker Jhon Duran was sent off against Newcastle after VAR intervened - but head coach Unai Emery says he is in favour of the technology if used correctl

Aston Villa have kept just two clean sheets in 20 games this term, which is the joint second-lowest total in the Premier League.