Unai Emery sends transfer message to Aston Villa board after bruising Everton defeatAston Villa squandered a golden opportunity to go within just four points of Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday, as they were beaten 1-0 by Everton at Villa ParkView 2 Images Thierno Barry scored to earn all three points for Everton (Image: Visionhaus/Getty Images)Furious Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa blew a “very good opportunity” as their title hopes took a major blow. Emery said: “We lost a very good opportunity. They have very good players and are strong tactically. Are Aston Villa still in the title race? ‌View 2 Images Aston Villa were unable to close the gap on Arsenal (Image: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)Moyes said: “It was a great finish.

Source: Daily Mirror January 19, 2026 00:15 UTC