Matty Money is in contention to return to Aston Villa’s starting lineup after they host Leeds United within the Premier League on Saturday.
Money missed Villa’s last two matches against Brighton and Newcastle with a knee injury he sustained following the draw at Bournemouth in early February.
Nonetheless, the Polish international is now set to return to Unai Emery’s squad as they appear to return to winning ways, having been knocked out of the FA Cup last weekend.
‘Matty Money is coming back,’ Emery said when asked about Money’s fitness at his pre-match press conference.
‘He trained the last two training sessions and he’s feeling good, and he’s coming back.’
Asked concerning the remainder of his squad’s fitness, Emery added: ‘The players who were injured are still being injured – John McGinn, Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans and Alysson.
‘Harvey Elliott, as well, will not be available for tomorrow. The opposite players can be found.’
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Only one win of their last three league matches have seen Villa drop eight points behind Arsenal, but they’ll move inside five points of the leaders with a win on Sunday after the Gunners drew in midweek against Wolves.
Villa even have trophy aspirations in Europe after securing their spot within the Europa League last-16, but Emery insists the league stays his predominant focus for the remaining of the season.
‘There are 38 matches and we should be consistent, starting in August and ending in May because through the Premier League you possibly can play in Europe with the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League,’ he said.
‘In fact, to get a trophy, is perhaps tougher within the Premier League than other competitions, [such as the] FA Cup, Carabao Cup or Europa League, but how we will feel consistent, how we will get our challenges in 38 matches to get our first objective through Premier League is the priority.’
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