Unai Emery’s side are the only team in the division yet to score and visit Sunderland looking to turn things around.
PSR restrictions have obviously had an impact on Villa’s ability to bring in new players but at present
under Emery things appear to have gone a little stale, particularly in attacking areas.
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His side are lacking real width and need to hope loan signings Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott can
provide a spark to a squad that looks severely lacking in one at present.
Perhaps most concerning for Villa fans is that they have had a fairly gentle fixture
list, failing to find the net against Brentford, Crystal Palace and Everton.
With tougher tests to come, and a Europa League campaign which starts with the visit of Bologna on Thursday, they need to start turning things around.
