Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez is a doubt for Aston Villa at residence to Brentford within the Premier League on Wednesday (8.15pm GMT), supervisor Unai Emery has stated.
Argentina worldwide Martinez, who was topped greatest goalkeeper on the planet for a second consecutive 12 months on the Ballon d’Or awards in October, was changed at half-time throughout Villa’s 3-0 league defeat at Chelsea on Sunday.
“He has a problem in his hand,” stated Emery, whose aspect have the joint-fewest clear sheets on this season’s prime flight. “I don’t know the way he’s going to really feel.”
The Boss on Brentford: “I wish to dominate and management the sport towards the opposition however that’s going to be very tough. Their goalkeeper is taking part in implausible, they’ve superb gamers in several highs of the pitch they usually have gamers who’re quick, skillful and play… pic.twitter.com/fmpmMzTiNr
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Emi Martinez damage
Emery stated he anticipated Martinez to endure extra assessments on Tuesday forward of Villa’s try to finish their eight-match winless run.
Whereas the Villans haven’t conceded in any of their 5 Champions League matches, their solely shut-out within the league got here on October 6 at residence to Manchester United, who had solely scored 5 instances in seven matches at that time.
Martinez had been ever-present within the league earlier than struggling his damage, conceding at the least two targets in every of his final 4 league appearances.
Villa vs Brentford: Emery praises Bees
Eighth-placed Brentford are some extent above Villa within the desk after incomes seven factors from their final 9, though no crew within the division has taken fewer away factors than the one secured by Thomas Frank’s crew of their six matches on the street.
Emery referred to as the Bees “the most effective constant groups” within the division during the last 12 months, including that the guests had “other ways” to harm opponents.
On tomorrow night time and our followers: “We’ll want them supporting us like they’re doing and naturally, we want their vitality. Hopefully they will transmit their vitality, we are able to as properly transmit to them our capability to play being motivated being intense with good and optimistic vitality and… pic.twitter.com/GCqzspITnv
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 3, 2024
“It’s not the Brentford I knew once I was [manager] at Arsenal in 2018,” he noticed. “They’re including a whole lot of issues tactically and taking part in sensible soccer with the ball.
“They’re aggressive. They’ll use lengthy balls and rating from a second motion. They’ll do mixtures, build up, taking part in passes, progressing and utilizing their qualities to attain targets.
“Their excessive press is basically robust, [as is] their place defensively once they should low block. They’ve good gamers in transition.”
Victory might transfer Brentford sixth, whereas three factors for Villa would put them in rivalry to rise as excessive as seventh.
