Aston Villa boss Emery explains halftime Martinez change

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery is confident Emi Martinez suffered only a minor setback in their draw with Brentford.

During the 1-1 result, Martinez was replaced at the interval by Robin Olsen, who made his fourth Premier League appearance of the season.

Emery told the BBC: “Before the match, the last meal, he was feeling bad with his stomach.

“He started the match and played the first half. He wasn’t feeling good [at half-time]. Hopefully he’ll recover for the next match.

“The second half we were losing the ball so quickly. We didn’t keep our position. We conceded a lot of crosses. Normally play like that in 30 minutes and they could score like they did.

“The most important thing was our reaction. Try to compete and be a candidate to play in Europe. We’re there. Now is the key moment, the difficult moment, to get to the next step.”

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