The club is continuing its season-long celebration on Friday night when Unai Emery's side host West Ham in the FA Cup. To mark the fixture, which is nearly 150 years to the day of their first-ever recorded match, players will wear a one-off black kit.

Transfer Moves Under Unai EmeryAston Villa, under the guidance of Unai Emery, is making significant strides in the transfer market as they gear up for the January window.

Unai Emery says selling Jaden Philogene to Ipswich for £23million is the best deal for Villa. The 22-year-old winger is leaving just six months after returning to the club in a £13.5m switch from Hull last July, a move heavily pushed for by Emery.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery worked with Samuel Chukwueze at Villarreal and the Lions are after a transfer replacement for Jaden Philogene

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says winning the FA Cup is one of his side’s targets this season. Villa are seven-times winners of the famous cup competition but have not lifted the trophy since 1957. They begin their latest campaign to end that long wait on Friday with a third-round clash against West Ham, which is their 150th anniversary match.

The absence of Pau Torres for a longer period is a bigger problem, not least because Villa are not so well-stocked in defence. The unavailability of Diego Carlos last Saturday appeared to pick Emery's back four for him.

Louie Barry has trained with the Aston Villa first-team for the past two days with a decision on his future not yet confirmed

Aston Villa have kept just two clean sheets in 20 games this term, which is the joint second-lowest total in the Premier League.