Jul 21, 2026
PSG trigger Digne’s release clause to take him back to Paris
The France left-back has passed a medical after PSG paid a clause worth a fraction of what Aston Villa once spent on him.
Unai Emery
30 articles tagged with "Unai Emery"
Jul 20, 2026
Aston Villa make World Cup breakout Manzambi their record signing
Aston Villa have signed Switzerland’s World Cup breakout Johan Manzambi from Freiburg for a club-record fee, seeing off Newcastle for the 20-year-old...
Jul 17, 2026
Aston Villa agree a deal to sign Joao Gomes from Wolves
Unai Emery has moved for Wolves midfielder Joao Gomes to patch up a Villa engine room that lost Youri Tielemans and Amadou Onana within weeks.
Jul 15, 2026
Aston Villa hijack Newcastle to agree a deal for Freiburg’s Johan Manzambi
Unai Emery’s side have swooped for the Switzerland midfielder, matching Newcastle’s agreed fee and winning the race with the promise of Champions Leag...
May 24, 2026
Watkins ends Pep Guardiola’s Etihad farewell with a brace as Villa lock fourth
Ollie Watkins struck twice either side of the hour to overturn Antoine Semenyo’s first-half opener at a record Etihad crowd. The 2-1 result spoiled Pe...
May 24, 2026
Pep Guardiola’s last home match at the Etihad lands on the same afternoon as Villa’s Champions League fourth-place defence
Manchester City host Aston Villa at 4pm on Sunday with Guardiola’s decade at the club ending in front of a stand newly named in his honour and Emery’s...
May 21, 2026
Tielemans, Buendía, Rogers: Aston Villa lift the Europa League with a 3-0 in Istanbul
Three goals between the 41st minute and the 58th sent Aston Villa to a 3-0 win over Freiburg in Istanbul and a first major trophy in 30 years.
May 20, 2026
Villa walk back into a European final 44 years on, with Freiburg never having been here at all
Aston Villa face Freiburg in Istanbul on Wednesday night for the Europa League and a Champions League place, with Unai Emery chasing a record fifth ti...
May 16, 2026
Watkins twice, Rogers and McGinn finish Liverpool 4-2 and seal Villa’s Champions League return
Aston Villa secured a 2026-27 Champions League place with a 4-2 win over Liverpool at Villa Park, as Ollie Watkins’s brace and goals from Morgan Roger...
May 15, 2026
Liverpool and Aston Villa meet at Villa Park with a single win each enough for Champions League
Both clubs sit on 59 points and need three more across two games to lock down a top-five finish, with England’s fifth Champions League spot on the lin...
May 11, 2026
Burnley hold Villa to 2-2 at Turf Moor and turn the Champions League cushion into a problem worth watching
Anthony, Barkley, Watkins and Flemming traded goals on a Sunday Villa would rather have wrapped up cleanly, with Istanbul nine days away and Bournemou...
May 8, 2026
Emery’s Europa machine meets Freiburg’s first European final at Beşiktaş Park
Aston Villa face Freiburg at Beşiktaş Park on 20 May in a Europa League final that pits Unai Emery’s record four titles against a Bundesliga side reac...
May 8, 2026
Watkins, Buendía and a McGinn double take Villa past Forest and into Istanbul
Aston Villa overturned a first-leg deficit with a 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest to book a Europa League final against Freiburg in Istanbul on May 20.
May 3, 2026
Gallagher and Richarlison drag Tottenham out of the bottom three at Villa Park
Conor Gallagher’s first Tottenham goal and a Richarlison header inside 25 minutes earned Spurs a 2-1 win at Aston Villa, lifting Roberto De Zerbi’s si...
Apr 30, 2026
Wood penalty hands Forest a 1-0 first-leg edge in all-English Europa League semi-final with Villa
Chris Wood converted a second-half penalty at the City Ground to give Nottingham Forest the advantage in their Europa League semi-final first leg agai...
Apr 30, 2026
Forest and Villa renew rivalries at the City Ground in the Europa League’s first all-Midlands tie
Nottingham Forest host Aston Villa at the City Ground tonight in the first leg of an all-Midlands Europa League semi-final, with Vitor Pereira’s hosts...
Apr 17, 2026
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest set for all-English Europa League semi-final
Nottingham Forest will host Aston Villa at the City Ground on April 30 in the first leg of an all-Premier League Europa League semi-final, with the re...
Apr 13, 2026
Middlesbrough stand to collect a world-record sell-on fee if Aston Villa cash in on Morgan Rogers
A 20 per cent sell-on clause from his 2024 move to Villa Park could net Middlesbrough one of the largest secondary transfer windfalls in football, wit...
Mar 14, 2026
Manchester United finalise five-man shortlist to replace Carrick as Napoli confirm Hojlund deal
Manchester United have drawn up a shortlist of five managers to replace interim boss Michael Carrick at the end of the season, while Napoli have confi...
Mar 13, 2026
Watkins marks Emery’s 100th Villa win as Europa League last 16 delivers drama
Ollie Watkins headed Aston Villa to a 1-0 win at Lille on a night when Porto beat Stuttgart, Endrick rescued Lyon in Vigo, and underdogs caused proble...
Apr 17, 2025
PSG advances to the UCL semi-finals after beating Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain are back in the Champions League semi-finals after a competitive tie against English club Aston Villa.
Mar 6, 2025
Mings emerges as a key player in Villa’s Champions League triumph
Tyrone Mings shines in Villa’s Champions League win over Club Brugge. Read more about his stellar performance and how he helped the team advance.
Nov 29, 2019
Arsenal part ways with Unai Emery after a poor spell of results
The inevitable finally catches up as Unai Emery is sacked from the job by Arsenal.
Nov 27, 2019
Is Nuno Espirito Santo really an answer to Arsenal woes?
Nuno Espirito Santo is tipped to replace Unai Emery at Arsenal.