Unai Emery provides Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa fitness update ahead of Aston Villa v Everton clash

Tom OlverPublished Sep 13, 2024, 3:12pm|Updated Sep 13, 2024, 3:17pm

Unai Emery has confirmed some Ollie Watkins and Ezri Konsa are acceptable and disposable to diagnostic successful Aston Villa’s Premier League clash with Everton this weekend.

Watkins has started each 3 of Villa’s opening matches successful the English apical formation this season, though has been replaced successful the 2nd fractional connected each juncture by Emery.

And portion the striker was selected successful Lee Carsley’s England squad during the planetary break, helium subsequently pulled retired of the side’s Nations League clashes pursuing assessments with the Three Lions’ fittingness team.

Watkins’ withdrawal volition nary uncertainty person been a origin for interest astatine Villa and Ezri Konsa’s wounded during England’s triumph implicit Finland lone added to the Emery’s worries.

But facing the media this afternoon, the Villa caput manager reassured supporters that some players had recovered good and were successful enactment to diagnostic against Sean Dyche’s Toffees connected Saturday afternoon.

Asked for an update connected Watkins’ fitness, Emery told reporters: ‘He is progressing, getting better, feeling amended and is successful the squad.

‘For tomorrow, helium volition beryllium disposable to play.’

Konsa appeared successful immoderate discomfort and received lengthy attraction earlier being replaced by Levi Colwill astatine Wembley connected Tuesday night, but it appears the defender’s contented was not arsenic superior arsenic archetypal feared.

‘The players coming backmost aft playing with their nationalist team, they are successful the squad and we don’t person large issues,’ Emery added.

Jhon Duran recovered the people against some West Ham and Leicester and Emery is pleased to spot beardown contention for minutes betwixt Villa’s attacking players this season.

‘I’m happy, I privation it. I privation our players competing with each different to inquire questions astir their qualities,’ the Spaniard explained.

‘They played past twelvemonth unneurotic sometimes, we tin repetition again.

‘Last twelvemonth they weren’t truly successful bully transportation connected the transportation but I deliberation Jhon Duran is getting mature, he’s getting confidence.

‘Only Watkins aft immoderate tiny problems and aft helium came trying to get fittingness quick, progressively helium is feeling better.

‘They tin play individually and they tin play unneurotic and, of course, I privation this until the extremity of the season. I’m blessed with those players successful this form.’

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