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,

Liverpool will be without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez on Wednesday - but Aston Villa has a deeper list of absentees and could be without up to seven players for the Premier League clash

Aston Villa are planning to sign Marco Asensio on a permanent deal following his loan after Unai Emery gave the green light.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his side’s congested fixture list shows they are making progress. Villa are in the midst of five games in 14 days and welcome Liverpool to Villa Park on Wednesday in a rearranged Premier League match which left Emery incensed.

Villa come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw against 10-man Ipswich, while Liverpool are looking to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table. Here is every word Emery said in his pre-match press conference... How excited are you for Wednesday night?

The additions of Donyell Malen, Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio means Emery has a wealth of options in the final third but he must now find a way to knit them together effectively. Rashford and Asensio,

Paris Saint-Germain loanee Marco Asensio made his Aston Villa debut in their 2-1 FA Cup win over Tottenham last weekend at Villa Park. The former Real Madrid star also opened up about his exit from

Marco Asensio was pestered over the phone by Unai Emery throughout the January transfer window before finally agreeing to up sticks in Paris and relocate to Birmingham. Asensio was an eye-catching addition to Aston Villa's squad towards the end of the transfer window as he joined on loan from PSG for the remainder of this season.

Aston Villa failed to triumph over 10-man Ipswich on the weekend as injuries continue to pile up for Unai Emery ahead of their clash against Liverpool on Wednesday. The Villains had a request to move the game rejected by the Premier League, as a depleted squad looks ahead to four matches across nine days in the League and FA Cup.

Liverpool have slight injury concerns heading into their Premier League trip to Aston Villa on Wednesday. Table topping Liverpool beat Wolves 2-1 on Sunday to maintain their seven-point lead over Arsenal but will surely face a much more difficult task against Unai Emery’s side later this week.