Aston Villa Aura Ollie Watkins and Tyrone Mings available when they welcome Ipswich on Saturday.
The two missed the victory of the fourth round of the FA Cup last Sunday on Tottenham at Villa Park and Hand Unai Emery a big boost, but the Villans are extremely without five other key players.
Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley were all absent during recent games, Ezri Konsa joining them on the list of absent after being injured in 2-1 on the Spurs.
Emery said: “Always for tomorrow, Matty Cash, Pau Torres, Ezri Konsa, Amadou Onana, Ross Barkley.
“Those who trained this morning with the group and who are in the team are Tyrone Mings and Ollie Watkins.”
January signatures and team balance
Konsa’s injury was able to see the January loan report Axel Disasi starting at the heart of the defense for Villa after missing last weekend victory due to the cup cup.
Villa also signed Marcus Rashford, Marco Asensio, Donyell Malen and Andres Garcia in January and Emery says he is satisfied with the balance he has now in his team.
He added: “Yes, but my opinion on the way we go, the process is always in balance. The balance is because we must see it, in the process that we will create and be here.
“Each match is an opportunity where we can see whether we become stronger or not, whether we are closer to our goal in our requests or not.
“This is the next challenge that I have for the next three and a half months in the various competitions, which we have very exciting, the FA Cup, the Champions League and the Premier League.”
On the opponents of tomorrow: “They behave very well. I really appreciate how they play and competitor. The coach already shows us his process and his progress and has a good tactically impact. Tomorrow will be very difficult and we must respect them a lot. »» pic.twitter.com/pcpnlvkdzv
– Aston Villa (@AvfCofficial) February 14, 2025
Ipswich an “very good opponent”
Ipswich is 19th in the Premier League, three points of security, but Emery thinks they are in a difficult afternoon on Saturday.
The Boss Basque said: “A very good opportunity for the team, for players and for supporters. This is how we can face a Premier League match with the players we have and with the idea and the style we want to try.
“They behave very well. I appreciate how they play and competitor. The coach has a good tactically impact, then on the players they have with Liam Delap playing and behaves very well.
“Of course, they are at the bottom of the league, but it is because after their promotion in the Premier League, it was demanding. It will be a difficult match and we respect them a lot. »»
