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Unai Emery says Harvey Elliott "can help us" following speculation about the midfielder's future at Villa Park Villa boss says club were "not together" at the start of the season but morale has improved after four wins from five in all competitions Villa face Young Boys at home on Thursday (17: 45 GMT), with Emery's side sixth in the Europa League table Sean Dyche eyes 'history' as Nottingham Forest prepare to face Malmo in re-run of 1979 European Cup final Forest sit 23rd on five points with just one win from their four matches Midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White ruled out of fixture with injury Get Involved: Let us know in the tab below how you're feeling about your club's chances in Europe Written by Ben Ramsdale, Emma Smith and Grace Wheeler. That's all from today's Europa League news conferences. For any of the big lines you may have missed, check out the summary points at the top of this page. We'll have a team back a little later on to bring you live text commentary of all of Wednesday's Champions League action. If we don't see you then, we'll catch you next time. Have a great evening. Aston Villa v Young Boys (Thu, 17. 45 GMT) Aston Villa Aston Villa defender Pau Torres on his partnership with Ezri Konsa: "He is really strong in duels, a winner. His capacity to lead the team from the back is amazing. He is improving with the ball a lot, this is the work he did and the staff help him a lot. He deserves to be in the England squad, 100%" Click 'Get Involved' to have your say It is still unbelievable to me that Harvey is not still at Liverpool! If I was in Emery's position I would snap him up in an instant! ! David, Dudley Aston Villa v Young Boys (Thu, 17. 45 GMT) Aston Villa Aston Villa defender Pau Torres on resilience in the squad: "Unai is always strong with his message. We are working well since these results at the beginning of the season, and the Europa League is helping us with results like Feyenoord away and Bologna at home. Europa League can help us a lot this season. We need to win to stay up at the top. " Aston Villa v Young Boys (Thu, 17. 45 GMT) Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, speaking at his pre-match news conference about Donyell Malen, who has scored twice in the last three games but is primarily used as a sub: "He is very motivated, he is playing like he is training. Everything he is achieving now, we have seen in training. "His qualities help him to score and assist, how he threatens opponent behind with speed. He is clinical with half chances. " Aston Villa v Young Boys (Thu, 17. 45 GMT) Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery on Harvey Elliott's future: "We have a lot of matches, we must focus on this and not think about January. Harvey is one of our players, hopefully he can help us. "We have a lot of players performing well, but Harvey is training well. " Love that, David. Thanks for the picture, too. Proper treasured possession! Click 'Get Involved' to have your say I was in Munich. What a night! Even the Swedish fans were celebrating because they only lost 1-0 ! ! David, Dingwall Aston Villa v Young Boys (Thu, 17. 45 GMT) Aston Villa Aston Villa manager Unai Emery, speaking at his pre-match news conference, on their recent upturn in form which has seen them win six of their last seven games: "It comes with confidence, and how we reacted inside. In the moment we were not together. It starts with me, and the players following and sharing the message. "We used the Europa League as a key moment to react, to get momentum with the results. Everything we changed we did collectively. " On the resilience of the team: "You have to feel it, when you are struggling you have to be resilient. Everton away, Sunderland away, not good results so we needed to be resilient. "We still have work to do building the team, some players joining us need more time and some are not playing, they need to feel comfortable with us. But we are getting results through the commitment of the players. " That's your lot from Sean Dyche and Callum Hudson-Odoi. No time to waste though as Unai Emery has just been speaking alongside his defender, Pau Torres. Full quotes coming your way. .. now! Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest A final word from Nottingham Forest forward Callum Hudson-Odoi: "Coming to Forest has been an amazing move since day one. A new manager has come in and has full confidence in all of us. There’s 100 per cent room for me to go to another level and I hope that I will. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest forward Callum Hudson-Odoi on the start to life under Sean Dyche: "It all happens so quickly. You’ve got to adapt as quick as possible. Sean and his staff have come in and done a fantastic job, you can tell by the energy. "I feel like I always want to do as much as I can to do. When you get a new manager that comes in you want to impress and

show them what you can do. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest forward Callum Hudson-Odoi on the atmosphere the fans can produce on Thursday: "I hope it will be lively tomorrow and when the fans are lively,

we are. "It lifts us and gives us that extra 10 per cent of energy, so hopefully everyone will be buzzing. "We were a bit scratched a while ago and you can now tell the bond is

there and the group has connected well and hopefully

will work hard to keep getting results. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Finally, Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche gave a team news update: "Just settling an issue with him [Morgan Gibbs-White], he’s going to miss this one. Hopefully it’ll settle down quickly but we’re waiting for news. “[Ola] Aina isn’t back on the grass and [Dilane] Bakwa is still out. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche on his connection with the fans: "There was already a real connection there and when I started,

I said that connection has just been stretched. "I like to have that light-heartedness

on the pitch and when the whistle blows we are ready for the players and us as

coaching staff. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche on the turnaround in form: "The players have accepted the work we are doing and accepted

the practical play. "They have put in the practice and believed that we can win.

We can only guide them in the right direction, and I trust them to deliver which

they have been doing. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche on managing the team in Europe: "For the Forest fans that have been backing this club for

many years it’s a remarkable moment. "I have been very fortunate to know the

fans and I have touched the history of the club and I am now making my own piece of

it being the manager. " Nottingham Forest v Malmo (Thu, 20: 00 GMT) Nottingham Forest Sean Dyche has beaten Unai Emery to the punch! He's up first in his news conference alongside winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. We'll bring you full updates from both as we have them. Click 'Get Involved' to have your say Sean Dyche has brought the Nottingham Forest back from last seasons standards so the only way is up. Gary, Nottingham Thumb poll on whether Ben Chilwell should make Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad? Sorry, no, let's not get distracted. .. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.