Emery confirmed Pau Torres and Ross Barkley both remain out through injury, while Matty Cash is close and will be assessed on Thursday. Tyrone Mings, Emiliano Martinez, Amadou Onana, Boubacar Kamara and Donyell Malen are also all doubts for the game.

If you want a clift notes summary of ‘Does Slot humble Arsenal process’ the answer is ‘No, because taking over a team with one of the best forwards, centre backs, deepest front line, which came 3rd the previous season having led the league for large parts of it is not the same as taking over a tire fire scaping 8th place’.

Unai Emery has suggested that complacency has been a factor in Aston Villa's inconsistent Premier League campaign, as his side suffered a crushing 4-1 defeat to Crystal Palace.

Unai Emery is preparing to check the fitness of six players ahead of Villa’s FA Cup clash with Cardiff - after claiming his team are not yet contenders to win the competition.

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,

Unai Emery wants Villa to approach Friday’s FA Cup showdown with Cardiff as though they are playing “the best team in the world” as he looks to avoid reliving his Stevenage nightmare.

The clash with Cardiff is Villa's fifth game in 14 days and they have a depleted squad, with a host of players either injured or doubts.

Dan Mousley is a Warwickshire and England cricketer with a bright future - but is very much at home in the North Stand at Villa Park

Aston Villa supporters have been having their say after their side were thrashed 4-1 by Crystal Palace on Tuesday night. Ismaila Sarr opened the scoring for the hosts, with Morgan Rogers briefly restoring parity at the start of the second half. However, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Sarr’s second put the Eagles back in total control at Selhurst Park.

Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea have already been knocked out and Villa beat Premier League rivals West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur in the previous two rounds. But Emery said: