“Our start this season has been poor.

“One point from six, and of course, even being unbeaten at home, we are again remembering how we lost last year, points at home, drawing a lot of matches in a row.

“It was a good point against Newcastle for the circumstances how we played and finished this match, but now we want to be unbeaten and we want to be strong at home. Energy is very important, but we need positive energy, if we can manage it in the right direction.

“Of course, the energy in Villa Park is the start for the supporters, how they are supporting, helping, how they are as well pushing us in Villa Park, and then it’s the energy we can show them as well, transmitting, playing intense, playing dominating.

“This is the challenge we have each match we are playing in Villa Park or away. On Sunday against Crystal Palace, especially how we performed against them the last two years, I think it’s really a huge challenge we will have. I am excited, motivated, and I want to try to show as well our capacity against them.

“The challenge with Crystal Palace is even more, because last year we couldn’t beat them, and of course because they are performing fantastic.

“The coach is really a very good coach. They have very good players, even they are selling players – Olise two years ago, now recently, Eberechi Eze – but they are still competing very well and still playing in their structure so, so strong.

“They are not winning matches, but they are competing very well, and of course, on Sunday for us, it’s going to be very, very difficult. My expectation is again when we are with the ball they are going to push up, they are going to get a lot of man to man.

“They are very, very dangerous in transition. We have to stop the transition. We have to try to dominate, but being well organised always with the ball, even without the ball.

“This is the match we are going to watch on Sunday, and how we can perform knowing them. We have to try to change the result we didn’t achieve last year.”

**Unai Emery, pre-match.**


“We will see tomorrow, I don’t want to anticipate. We have some players injured but I will want to train tomorrow and (see) how we can use the players in the squad for Sunday."

Until tomorrow, the last training session, I don’t want to say anything.'

**Unai Emery on injuries.**


"Some players as well are now in the squad and I think they are going to stay with us. Maybe two months ago, we were expecting they were more closer to leaving than staying here with us."

“We're busy & involved in it, because we have to try to improve our squad.

“We have enough players to get a good result & we have other young players training with us every day. I think they will be important players for future of Aston Villa."

"We have some young players. They're training with us. They are ready to help us. We have young players like George, Triston, Jamal, Brad.

"They need time as well to get progressively everything we will need for our demands, but they will play this year matches."

**Unai Emery on transfers.**


“Sometimes I am not being fair with some players.

“When you have 20 players and different options in different positions, sometimes you’re not fair with everybody.

“Especially Malen, I am happy with him. I am happy with him, and he can play in the starting XI. He can also play in various roles, as a right winger or a striker.

“He has some qualities that are very, very important for us. Sometimes, he can perform well either in the starting XI or as a substitute.

“I know every player wants to start, and even last year, when some players weren’t available, he played in the starting XI or off the bench.

“He always showed his capacity to help the team, and now it is the same. He didn’t start the first two matches, but maybe on Sunday, he will have the chance to start. Hopefully, he will perform well and, as well, achieve our collective objective and his individual targets.”

**Unai Emery on Donyell Malen.**


The reason for his absence? "Marco Bizot."

Where is Martinez? "Marco Bizot."

Will he be your future goalkeeper? "Marco Bizot."

**Unai Emery on wantaway Emiliano Martínez.**
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"Sad for our supporters. Frustrated with the result.

"We were dominating - we were not conceding transitions, not conceding a lot of attacks off them. We were more or less dominating.

"We made one mistake and they scored [Palace's opening goal]. Of course, in the dressing room we were talking about how we needed to follow the gameplan.

"Of course, this defeat is something we have to be frustrated at."

**Unai Emery post-match**

"We have some circumstances that's not helping us. Tomorrow is finishing the transfer window. Hopefully, we can keep balance after it with the squad.

"This is really important to see how we can again recover our power like we did last year.

"We will see tomorrow [if Emiliano Martínez stays an Aston Villa player]. Of course, one of the circumstances that is not helping us.

"We need others, of course. I am happy with the players we have, but we have to get something more in the squad."

**Unai Emery post-match**


"It was not good. The goals we conceded are really poor. I have seen some tough times at this club and this isn't necessarily one of them. Now is the time to stick together.

"For it to go the way it did tonight is really disappointed as defenders we have take massive pride in keeping the ball out of the back of the net. I would love to tell you why our start of the season is so poor.

"Again, it is for us to stay calm and for us to act as professionally as possible. The players that want to be here now is the time to stay calm. We are playing in the toughest league in the world, and you have to be right at it off the ball.

"The window will shut and we will see what players we have here."

**Tyrone Mings post-match**


"It's not helping us. It’s not helping us. It’s one of the circumstances that we are having now not helping."

"We have a lot of circumstances that aren't helping us mentally. We need the players focused 100 per cent. He wasn't."

**Unai Emery on wantaway Emiliano Martínez.**


"Of course we are frustrated when we are not able to have the level of performance but I am confident that we can find the balance and the structure in everything, and our mentality as well.

"I want Marco Bizot, a young player, Emi Martinez or another."

"Tomorrow the window finishes and we are expecting something to improve our squad. Keep calm. One of the circumstances is Emi Martinez, we will see tomorrow and then we try get the balance and work after the break.

"Yes we need some players but now we have what we have & we need to try to get more balance again.

"In the first three games we have started badly but tomorrow is September 1st, the transfer window finishes and I am confident for the next matches after this week."

"The second half we started well in the first 20-25 minutes until the second goal and then maybe after it was more difficult. Of course we are frustrated and sad for our supporters but you have to accept it."

**Unai Emery post-match**


"We have to fix it with him. Tomorrow the transfer window finishes and we are expecting something hopefully to improve the squad. But we keep calm. One of the situations we are speaking about is Emi Martinez but we will see tomorrow."

**Unai Emery on wantaway Emiliano Martínez.**

"Frustrated yes, but we played the first half well and followed the game plan and dominated. We did not concede corners or set pieces. We had good ball possession and did not concede many transitions. Then we conceded the penalty."

“Yes we need some players but now we have what we have and we need to try to get more balance again, more than in the transfer window.

"You get balance with the players tomorrow after the transfer window and after the break we have a lot of players with the national team - this is one of the developments we have had in the three years here, a lot of players with national team and we are playing in Europe - sometimes to keep this level is not easy.

"Of course we are frustrated when we are not able to have the level of performance but I am confident that we can find the balance and the structure in everything, and our mentality as well."

“We try to get the balance and try to work after the break and try again at Everton to recover our mentality."

**Unai Emery post-match**


"Frustrated yes, but we played the first half well and followed the game plan we were expecting and we were dominating the match. We were not creating good chances, we had one very good one with [Ollie] Watkins. But we were dominating.

"We did not concede corners or set pieces. We had good ball possession and did not concede many transitions. Then we conceded the penalty and it was 1-0, so of course after it was more difficult.

"The second half we started well the first 20-25 minutes until the second goal and then maybe after it was more difficult. Of course we are frustrated and sad for our supporters but you have to accept it.

"In the first three games we have started badly but tomorrow is 1st September, the transfer window finishes and I am confident for the next matches after this week."

**Unai Emery post-match**