Jacob Tanswell

Russell Martin labelled Southampton’s display as “madness” following their 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday. Martin, speaking in his post-match press conference, bemoaned his side’s lack of end product after failing to register a single effort on target during the match — the second time this season Southampton had zero shots on target after their previous visit to the Midlands against Wolverhampton Wanderers. While this is the second time, only two other sides across the Premier League, have failed to register a shot on target in a single game. For Villa,...

McGinn is Villa’s bellwether. At his best, hunched over and chest to the floor, he drives and presses the team upfield, cajoling the crowd

The strikers have yet to thrive in partnership, but the Colombian's contributions off the bench continue to prove spectacular

The Argentina playmaker has found opportunities difficult to come by - bought for £38m, his career is approaching a crossroads

Unai Emery says a late decision will be made on Ollie Watkins’ availability ahead of Aston Villa’s game against Nottingham Forest. Watkins was substituted at half-time in Villa’s 3-2 victory away to RB Leipzig and speaking after, Emery confirmed Watkins had been replaced early due to a “small injury” with Jhon Duran taking his place after the break and scoring a long-range effort seven minutes later. Villa were scheduled to train on Friday afternoon, with a decision on Watkins’ fitness dependent on how he trains in the session. “We are going to train this...

Unai Emery says Aston Villa were denied a “clear penalty” following their 2-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest. Morgan Rogers had appeals waved away by referee Sam Barratt after the half-hour mark, having gone to ground inside the box from Elliott Anderson’s pull on his left arm. VAR checked the incident but determined it was not a penalty, deeming Anderson’s challenge to be a “fleeting grab” and not enough to “prevent the player playing the ball”. At the end of his press conference, after the final question, Emery broached the penalty subject and...

How Aston Villa's manager is altering his approach during a relentless run of fixtures

Southampton did not want to have to make the call to part ways with their manager but in the end they had little choice

Torres and Mings are both left-footed but very different centre-backs – the plan is to strengthen Villa's principles, not disturb them

Jacob Tanswell, Thom Harris and Anantaajith Raghuraman analyse the key talking points from Aston Villa's victory over Manchester City