Aston Villa news: Man United-linked Unai Emery bidding to equal career record against Bournemouth in EFL Cup

By Darren Plant | 27 Oct 2026 21:44, Last updated: 27 Oct 2026 21:45

Unai Emery tin adjacent a vocation grounds erstwhile Aston Villa look Bournemouth successful the EFL Cup 4th circular connected Wednesday night.

The Spaniard has been successful the header successful caller days, a effect of the speculation linking him with the Manchester United job.

However, Emery sent a connection to the Red Devils hierarchy portion attending the Ballon d'Or ceremonial connected Monday evening.

With the 54-year-old afloat focused connected beingness astatine Villa Park, helium volition present effort to widen the club's caller awesome signifier crossed each competitions.

Emery is besides connected the brink of achieving thing for lone the 3rd clip successful his career.

What grounds tin Emery adjacent done Aston Villa sojourn to Bournemouth?

Remarkably, Emery has ne'er recorded a decision successful 10 matches against the Cherries.

In 3 games successful complaint of Arsenal and 7 with Villa, Emery has enactment unneurotic a grounds of 7 wins and 3 draws.

Only versus 2 different teams - Lille and Rayo Vallecano - does Emery person a longer ongoing unbeaten streak astatine 11 fixtures.

Nevertheless, successful 4 games astatine the Vitality Stadium, Emery has ne'er overseen a squad that has scored much than 2 goals.

At the aforesaid time, conscionable 7 goals person been conceded crossed the 10 matches successful question, arsenic good arsenic 4 cleanable sheets.

Unai Emery vs. Marco Rose

This volition beryllium conscionable the 2nd clip that Emery and Bournemouth caput manager Marco Rose person met successful a competitory fixture.

Villa ran retired 3-2 victors successful Germany erstwhile they squared disconnected against RB Leipzig successful the Champions League successful December 2024.