
Unai Emery is having to build an Aston Villa 2.0 after a summer in which he has lost almost the entire spine of his Europa League-winning team. In fact, they are the first team to not have a shot on target after two Premier League games since Swansea City in 2017-18. There were debuts for Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki and ex-Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson – replacements for the departed Emiliano Martinez and Ollie Watkins.
