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,

Chelsea travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday, looking to get back to winning ways after back-to-back defeats to Brighton. The Blues were knocked out of the FA Cup by the Seagulls and lost to them again in their last top-flight match to put pressure on boss Enzo Maresca.

The Premier League title race could take a decisive turn with the outcome of Wednesday's midweek clash between Liverpool and Aston Villa. The rearranged fixture due to Liverpool's qualification to the mid-March Carabao Cup final has the potential to put further strain on the Reds at the top of the table,