With the first international break now concluded, Aston Villa will be hoping to get their first home win of the season, as they take on a struggling Everton at Villa Park. The Toffees are rock bottom of the Premier League so far this campaign having conceded 10 goals in three games.
Since taking over at Villa, Unai Emery is currently unbeaten in League meetings against Everton, picking up seven points out of a possible nine. Everton manager Sean Dyche did get the beating of Emery in the cup last season.
With the Villans set to start Champions League and Carabao Cup action this month, Unai Emery will need his whole squad this season. The 52-year-old will be impressed with his current backup number nine Jhon Duran, who has scored two off the bench this season already. The young Colombian international will continue to push last campaigns fans player of the season Ollie Watkins.
Can the Villans find their first clean sheet of the season ?
If there was one negative on last season, it would be the little amount of clean sheets Aston Villa managed to keep in the league with the club only getting eight.
In Emiliano Martinez's first season at the club, Aston Villa secured an impressive 15 clean sheets. If the team can come close to replicating that defensive form this campaign, their Champions League aspirations will remain strong. Emery will be demanding a clean sheet from his side this weekend, as Villa are still yet to achieve one this season.
Emery may face another dilemma at right-back, as Matty Cash's availability remains uncertain. Lamare Bogarde, who impressed in his start against Leicester, could feature again in the position. If selected on Saturday, Bogarde will need to deliver another solid performance to bolster Villa’s hopes of keeping a clean sheet.
Can Ollie Watkins get on the scoresheet ?
It has now been 10 games since Villa's number nine Ollie Watkins scored his last premier league goal, in that famous win over Arsenal. Having managed to grab 19 goals last season, the 28-year-old will be hoping he can go at least one step further and break the 20 goal mark.
Villa fans will not be too concerned about their strikers form so far, as Emery did confirm he returned from the Euros with a small injury. The England international did leave the recent camp early to rest and will be hoping to rekindle his scoring touch against the Toffees.
Even though it may be a slow start in terms of numbers for Watkins, he has forced two fantastic saves out of different goalkeepers, with them being Arsenal's David Raya and Leicester's Mads Hermansen, meaning he is still getting into the correct areas.
Ollie Watkins also endured a slow start to last season, taking until his sixth game to net his first league goal. The England international will be hoping to find the back of the net by his fourth match this time around.
Will Amadou Onana impress against his former team?
Since arriving in the summer transfer window, big money signing Amadou Onana has already more than impressed, scoring two goals in three, with both being from set pieces.
It will be strange for the 23-year-old to go up against his former side for the first time, however he will have a crucial role for the Villans at the weekend up against Everton's bright spark so far this season, Tim Iroegbunam. Onana has formed a great partnership so far with fellow Belgian international Youri Tielemans in a double pivot.
Onana has amazed some with his quality on the ball and will be hoping he can keep up his fine start of the season form at Villa park on Saturday evening.
