The club is continuing its season-long celebration on Friday night when Unai Emery's side host West Ham in the FA Cup. To mark the fixture, which is nearly 150 years to the day of their first-ever recorded match, players will wear a one-off black kit.

Transfer Moves Under Unai EmeryAston Villa, under the guidance of Unai Emery, is making significant strides in the transfer market as they gear up for the January window.

Unai Emery says selling Jaden Philogene to Ipswich for £23million is the best deal for Villa. The 22-year-old winger is leaving just six months after returning to the club in a £13.5m switch from Hull last July, a move heavily pushed for by Emery.

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery worked with Samuel Chukwueze at Villarreal and the Lions are after a transfer replacement for Jaden Philogene

Aston Villa midfielder Ross Barkley picked up a calf injury in the 2-1 win over West Ham in the third round of the FA Cup

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery sets sights on winning FA Cup - Villa begin their campaign against Premier League rivals West Ham on Friday night.

The absence of Pau Torres for a longer period is a bigger problem, not least because Villa are not so well-stocked in defence. The unavailability of Diego Carlos last Saturday appeared to pick Emery's back four for him.

Aston Villa are pushing to find an agreement with Borussia Dortmund to sign Donyell Malen. The Dutch international is Unai Emery's priority target to add more pace and versatility to his forward options.

Aston Villa have kept just two clean sheets in 20 games this term, which is the joint second-lowest total in the Premier League.