Emery has major Emi problem as Villa goalkeeper suffers third warm-up injury

Aston Villa were forced into a precocious alteration earlier kickoff against Nottingham Forest successful the Premier League, arsenic Emiliano Martinez suffered an progressively acquainted warm-up injury.

The erstwhile Arsenal shot-stopper was owed to marque his 28th Premier League commencement of the play against the Tricky Trees, soon aft playing the afloat 90 successful Thursday's 3-1 Europa League triumph implicit Bologna.

However, Martinez was an unexpected precocious withdrawal from the starting lineup astatine the City Ground, arsenic Marco Bizot came successful to regenerate the Argentina international.

Martinez is understood to person suffered an wounded successful the warm-up, but nary much details connected the goalkeeper's contented person been announced, and Unai Emery volition apt beryllium asked for an update post-match.

Nevertheless, the World Cup victor has emerged arsenic an aboriginal uncertainty for the 2nd limb of Villa's EL quarter-final against Bologna connected Thursday, arsenic good arsenic the Premier League clash against Sunderland adjacent Sunday.

How galore times has Emiliano Martinez withdrawn from Aston Villa starting lineup?

Martinez pulling retired of the Aston Villa starting XI earlier kickoff has been thing caller successful the 2025-26 season, arsenic helium has present been forced to retreat earlier kickoff connected 3 abstracted occasions.

The 33-year-old was besides ruled retired of October's Europa League triumph implicit Feyenoord soon earlier kickoff with a knock, though helium was backmost successful extremity against Burnley 3 days later.

Martinez past had to propulsion retired of Emery's lineup against Brighton & Hove Albion successful December with another expected warm-up injury, earlier returning to look Arsenal 72 hours later.

The Argentinian has been consistently disposable ever since, but his repeated last-minute withdrawals are becoming a large occupation for Villa, adjacent if Bizot is simply a much than susceptible deputy.

Martinez is inactive nether declaration with Aston Villa until the summertime of 2029, though, truthful it would beryllium a astonishment to spot the 33-year-old depart this summertime without a sizeable transportation fee.

How galore different Aston Villa players are injured?

Whether Martinez is fixed the greenish airy to look Bologna oregon Sunderland lone clip volition tell, but Boubacar Kamara is decidedly retired of some fixtures arsenic the Frenchman recovers from his season-ending genu injury.

New signing Alysson is present backmost successful squad grooming pursuing a period retired with a muscular injury, but the Brazilian is inactive expected to stay sidelined for different mates of weeks.

Jadon Sancho (shoulder) failed to marque the matchday squad against Forest either, but the winger is connected the verge of a comeback and could beryllium progressive against Bologna successful midweek.