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  "id": 2838035,
  "title": "Emery hopeful Aston Villa stars will return soon following dreadful defeat to Brighton",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/emery-hopeful-aston-villa-stars-will-return-soon-following-dreadful",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T18:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/emery-hopeful-aston-villa-stars-180500620.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Unai Emery remains optimistic that Aston Villa's key players may soon return from injury, following their heavy 4-0 loss to Brighton. During the match, several players were unavailable to contribute, including Johan Manzambi, Brian Madjo, Tammy Abraham, and Ollie Watkins. Following the game, Emery provided an update on the injury status of the trio. Manzambi has started working on the field but is still two weeks away from rejoining the team. Madjo, too, has a minor injury but is expected to progress well and begin training with the team. Tammy Abraham, likewise, is likely to return soon as well. Emery expressed hope that the team will soon have new strikers ready to step onto the pitch, though this remains uncertain.",
  "summary": "Unai Emery is hopeful Aston Villa can welcome back several key players soon, following their heavy 4-0 defeat to Brighton.Villa were comfortably beaten by Brighton, with Johan Manzambi, Brian Madjo an...",
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        "published": "2026-08-23T15:18:06.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/epl-brighton-thrash-10-man-villa-4-0-in-season-opener",
        "published": "2026-08-23T16:12:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "EPL: What Unai Emery said about Watkins’ absence after Aston Villa’s defeat to Brighton",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/epl-what-unai-emery-said-about-watkins-absence-after-aston-villas",
        "published": "2026-08-23T16:48:16.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Hurzeler hails Brighton man’s ‘step forward’ after his side demolish Aston Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/hurzeler-hails-brighton-mans-step-forward-after-his-side-demolish",
        "published": "2026-08-23T18:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Brighton dominate 10-man Villa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/brighton-dominate-10-man-villa",
        "published": "2026-08-23T19:02:54.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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