“Really comfortable” – Unai Emery explains why he’s confident ahead of massive Chelsea game | OneFootball

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery believes playing at Villa Park will be an advantage ahead of Wednesday night’s game against Chelsea.

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The Blues travel to the Midlands in what is a huge game in the race for Champions League football, and a win would see them close the gap to Villa in fourth to three points.

Chelsea currently sit sixth, three points behind Liverpool, although they’ve played a game less than the Champions, whilst they’re six points behind both Villa and Manchester United in third and fourth.

Unai Emery on why he’s confident for Chelsea game

Chelsea aren’t on the best run of form heading into the game, with defeat against Arsenal on Sunday making it two points from their last three games.

Villa likewise are struggling and lost to bottom club Wolves on Friday night, but the Blues know anything other than a win will be another blow to their hopes of finishing in the top five.

Villa beat Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

Chelsea are without the suspended Pedro Neto, whilst Estevao is still sidelined, although there’s a chance Marc Cucurella could return. 

Villa won the reverse fixture 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, and Emery is confident home advantage will help his side on Wednesday.

“Our objective is to be in Europe, and we are in. Even not in good form, we are in,” he told Aston Villa’s website.

“And, of course, we are every day trying to recover our good form and our confidence, and tomorrow, Chelsea is our opponent, and, of course, it’s a tough match.

“In Villa Park, we are feeling, overall, really comfortable, playing, showing our form, consistency, except the last matches as we played.

“And, of course, we want to recover our good form at home. We were winning a lot of matches in a row, and we were feeling so, so strong.”

An opportunity for Alejandro Garnacho

With Pedro Neto suspended and both Jamie Gittens and Estevao injured, there’s potentially a huge opportunity for Alejandro Garnacho.

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The Argentine hasn’t featured much under Liam Rosenior, but looked bright when he came off the bench against Arsenal.

Given he’s the only winger available on Wednesday, it’s likely Garnacho will start, and he’s got a huge opportunity to show what he can do, and stake a claim for more regular minutes.

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