Aston Villa manager Unai Emery said he is yet to decide on who will start up front in Saturday's game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Jhon Duran offering competition for established striker Ollie Watkins with his form in recent games.

Unai Emery has revealed Jhon Duran is close to starting for Aston Villa after his electric form so far this season. The 20-year-old has started three league games since he joined the club in January 2023, with seven of his eight top-flight goals for Villa coming as a substitute.

For a fifth game in succession, the Colombia international was only named as a replacement for Tuesday's Champions League encounter at Swiss side Young Boys. Although he had a goal disallowed, the 20-year-old again made a positive impact having replaced Ollie Watkins shortly after the hour mark.

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has defended striker Jhon Duran, saying it was “not fair” to focus on his disallowed goal celebration in the Champions League win at Young Boys. Duran incited the home fans when he climbed on advertising hoardings after finding the bottom corner in

Fresh from Champions League success Aston Villa return to Premier League action against Wolves this weekend, with pundits predicting another good outing for Unai Emery's side

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is “100 per cent” fit to face Wolverhampton Wanderers, his head coach Unai Emery has said. The 28-year-old was substituted off in the 60th minute of Tuesday’s three-goal Champions League victory at Young Boys and was seen holding ice to his leg muscles on the substitute’s bench.