In his quest to achieve a fourth successive win in all competitions to put an end to his previous worrying form once and for all, Aston Villa He may have to come up against Nottingham Forest and one of them will come out Unai EmeryStar men.
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The team has regained its style after going as many as eight games without a win in all competitions, since beating Brentford, Southampton and then RB Leipzig in the Champions League in midweek. Almost making up for their previous run, Villa's toughest test awaits this weekend when they take on Nottingham Forest. He jumped to fifth place And then with the three points.
John Doran was once again the man of the moment in midweek, as he has often been so far this season. Coming off the bench, again as he so often does, the striker's goal put Villa ahead before Ross Barkley was left to score an eventual winner after Leipzig's comeback.
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And with another tough assignment awaiting this weekend, Duran may not have to save the day from the bench. As reported by the Daily Mail. Ollie Watkins faces a race to recover for the clash with Nottingham Forest After limping off in the first half against Leipzig – the door opened for Duran to make an impact from the start.
Under normal circumstances, a player loses WatkinsThe caliber will be a big hit. However, in this case, it is simply a matter of replacing one excellent goalscorer with another in favor of Emery this weekend, should the main striker be absent due to injury. Having made just one Premier League start all season, Doran will do everything in his power to seize his potential opportunity against Forest.
An injury to Watkins could pave the way for a turnover
Duran is arguably one of the most unfortunate strikers in European football. Not many can say they made the most of their opportunities as the young strikers did and still haven't been rewarded with a starting place. In just 406 Premier League minutes – the equivalent of almost five matches – Doran has achieved just that He scored five goals In what is a perfect record.
Emery remained steadfast in his decision to start Watkins, who scored Seven goals same. But the question of whether both goalscorers can be accommodated will continue to be directed towards the Spaniard.
Full praise for £130,000 per week Watkins, Emery He told reporters as reported by TNT Sports last season: “He's amazing. Because he's a really hard worker and his commitment to working every day is amazing.
“When he scores goals, that's the main goal he can achieve. And when he helps, he helps the team. But even when he's not doing both, he works for the team.”
Sadly, Doran may now lose the opportunity once and for all against Nottingham Forest to stake a greater claim than ever that he should be the striker to lead Aston Villa and Emery's attacking line.
