Unai Emery wants Ollie Watkins and Tammy Abraham to fight it out for a starting place at Villa. Abraham came off the bench to salvage a draw for Villa with a late equaliser against Leeds on Saturday, with Emery opting to pair his two strikers together in the closing stages.

Tammy Abraham has backed Aston Villa to remain in the Premier League title race and challenge leaders Arsenal, claiming Villa are still in with a chance and must "keep pushing" to hunt down the Gunners and Manchester City.

Aston Villa striker Tammy Abraham remains defiant about his side's Premier League title aspirations, despite their recent 1-1 draw against Leeds United.

Speaking in the BBC studio at half-time, pundits Alan Shearer, Dion Dublin and Wayne Rooney all agreed that Abraham's goal was offside, with Shearer saying it was 'not a difficult decision' but accepting that the officials may be finding it hard to do their job after relying on VAR every week in the Premier League.

Former Aston Villa manager Dean Smith speaks to Sky Sports to discuss Tammy Abrahams return to Villa Park; ineligible for the Europa League league phase, Abraham could make his second debut for Aston Villa vs Brentford live on Sky Sports this Sunday,

Abraham, who received a great reception from the club's fans when he came on, played alongside Ollie Watkins, instead of replacing him. Emery said that was a tactic he would do again in the right circumstances, with Abraham also relishing the competition for a place.

Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery praised the impact of Tammy Abraham since his permanent arrival in the January transfer window.