Unai Emery, the Aston Villa manager, has played down fears over Ollie Watkins’ injury and says the forward could be in contention to face Brentford on Sunday. Watkins was forced off after 35 minutes of Aston Villa’s 3-2 win over RB Salzburg in their final game of the Europa League initial phase on Thursday night.

Harvey Elliott's frustrating situation at Aston Villa won't change, according to Unai Emery, despite starting in the Europa League.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has discussed the January transfer window and Harvey Elliott's loan situation ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash against Newcastle at Anfield

In describing his midfield injury crisis, and saying he believes Boubacar Kamara is unlikely to play again this season, Emery said the club is "involving with Douglas Luiz for this reason" with a loan deal to re-sign the Brazil international agreed.

ASTON VILLA may face a fight to hold onto Unai Emery after the Spaniard emerged as a potential target for Real Madrid. Bernabeu boss Florentino Perez is understood to not be considering another

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery provides an update on the fitness of Ollie Watkins after he was withdrawn during Thursday's Europa League fixture against Red Bull Salzburg.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has given a blunt update on Harvey Elliott. He confirmed the midfielder is still frozen out of the team. This is despite Elliott making a surprise return to the bench

Unai Emery has responded to speculation suggesting that he is a leading contender to succeed Xabi Alonso as manager of Real Madrid. The Blancos are currently working under the tutelage of interim head coach Alvaro Arbeloa.

Aston Villa and Red Bull Salzburg announce their starting lineups for Thursday's Europa League fixture in the West Midlands.