Unai Emery sat down with the media after Aston Villa's 1-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the game in the 51st minute as Villa claimed their first away league win since October. Here is every word Emery said in his post-match press conference...
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has protested against the yellow card he received in his side's 2-2 draw with Arsenal. The Villa boss was handed his third caution of the season, meaning he will now serve a one-match touchline ban on Saturday against West Ham.
Emery confirmed Pau Torres, John McGinn and Ross Barkley are unavailable. McGinn needs another week before he returns to training, Barkley will be "two- to-three weeks" and Torres a further six-to-eight weeks.
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery spoke after his side won 1-0 at Goodison Park in David Moyes' first game back in charge of Everton
Unai Emery acknowledges the challenge Everton poses with David Moyes back at Goodison Park, as Aston Villa aims for European qualification.
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery admitted his delight after seeing his team beat Everton in the Premier League. The Midlands club managed to stop a run of five successive away defeats in the league. Despite David Moyes taking charge of his first Everton game in more than a decade, Emery’s team were the party poopers on Wednesday.
"This victory is very important. We have started the year winning at home, in the Premier League and in the FA Cup. Away, we were in a bad spell and had to break it."
David Moyes heads into the first contest of his second stint in charge with Everton having failed to win any of their last 11 Premier League matches against Villa. Despite the lack of shutouts for their opponents, Everton have failed to score in eight of their most recent 10 encounters in England's top flight.
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John McGinn, former Everton midfielder Ross Barkley, Pau Torres and Diego Carlos are all injured, but Jhon Duran returns from suspension and goalkeeper Emi Martinez could be fit after missing the FA Cup win over West Ham with a minor injury.
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