Aston Villa face a critical deficit in their engine room following Boubacar Kamara’s severe knee injury. The French international’s absence leaves a gaping hole in Unai Emery’s tactical setup.

Aston Villa floundered at home to Everton, losing 1-0 meaning Arsenal remain seven points clear in the title race: Unai Emery gave a weird post match interview, claiming Villa arent even contenders for a top-five finish;

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Aston Villa has become the latest title challenger to trip up on a weekend of surprising results in the Premier League after losing 1-0 at home to Everton because of a defensive blunder.

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Thierno Barry's second-half goal gave David Moyes a statement win and Everton a spot in the top half of the Premier League table after a 1-0 win over disappointing Aston Villa at Villa Park on Sunday.

Aston Villa went into this meeting with Everton on a high and with their sights set on closing the gap on Premier League pace-setters Arsenal to four points. Instead, they were left with no complaints about a defeat in which Everton showed the greater desire as Emery's side showed none of the qualities that have pushed them towards the top of the

Yet there was no escaping the fact that Sunday’s defeat to Everton felt like a missed opportunity. Villa were depleted due to injuries and January’s transfer dealings so far — Donyell Malen scoring for AS Roma at the same time his previous side toiled was rather caustic.