Aston Villa boss Emery on duo’s injuries and draw with Brentford

Unai Emery has confirmed that Aston Villa's Matteo Ruggeri suffered a hamstring injury during the 2-2 draw with Brentford. The left-back was replaced at half-time by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who had to fill in for Ian Maatsen, who was already sidelined with an ankle injury. Emery stated, "Ruggeri is hamstring." George Hemmings also missed the match with a minor knee injury, though Emery believed the teenager should not be out for long.

Emery expressed his frustration over not taking all three points, but he felt there were signs of improvement from Villa's previous home defeat to Nottingham Forest. "To draw at home is not a good result," he said. "I think we played a match with a lot of things improved from our last home match against Forest." He acknowledged that they created chances but conceded more than they had expected.

Emery acknowledged that the result might have been fair, but emphasized that they were making progress, competing better and creating more chances. "We’ll try to analyse again how we can improve even more. A better match today than against Forest. Keep going forward," Emery concluded.