Tammy Abraham could make his (second) debut for Aston Villa against Brentford at Villa Park next weekend, once - as expected - he completes his move from Besiktas. #AVFC

Aston Villa are hopeful that Ross Barkley can return to group training at Bodymoor Heath next week. #AVFC

Aston Villa are closing in on the signing of Tammy Abraham, with the striker now expected to undergo a medical ahead of his return to the club. #AVFC

Jadon Sancho insists that the love Unai Emery is showing him at #AVFC is helping him slowly return to his best. "He keeps telling me to be positive every time I play. It's nice to have a manager that backs you and obviously believes in you," he told TNT.

Unai Emery: "We're building a team with some circumstances which don't help us, but we're getting balance in everything. We have the last week to complete the structure of our squad with the players we will need, and set everyone focusing on the match on Sunday." #AVFC

Jadon Sancho via TNT: "Obviously the manager and the team are helping me to get to my best. Honestly, I know I can do a lot more. I'm very hard on myself in that aspect. But again I'm very grateful that I got my first goal for Aston Villa and I hope it continues." #AVFC

Unai Emery stopped for photographs and handshakes with a number of Turkish reporters after his press conference here in Istanbul. Long journey back to Birmingham for Villa before heading up to Tyneside this weekend. #AVFC

Unai Emery on shouting at Youri Tielemans: "He is like my son!" #AVFC

Unai Emery: "I am here with Aston Villa dreaming to get trophies, through the Europa League, Champions League or Conference League. We can feel here in this competition that we are contenders." #AVFC

Unai Emery: "Some players finished tired, Marco Bizot and Tyrone Mings. I think they will be OK. Maybe Marco will need some days rest. The effort they put in was fantastic. Normally each match can give us some players getting more tired or small injuries." #AVFC

#AVFC jump into the top two of the UEL league phase table after beating Fenerbahce 1-0 in Istanbul. Some outstanding defensive displays tonight, as Tyrone Mings and Victor Lindelof nullified Jhon Duran. Excellent away result for Unai Emery. 💪

NO GOAL: Fenerbahce thought they had equalised through Kerem Akturkoglu, but VAR rules it out for an offside. Jhon Duran trailing. Fenerbahce 0-1 #AVFC

HT: Villa lead Fenerbahce at the break after Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for the club. He nearly had a second too, but Milan Skriniar cleared off the line. Villa are enjoying the space afforded by their hosts and should have extended their lead. Fenerbahce 0-1 #AVFC

The travelling Aston Villa fans enjoying Jadon Sancho's first goal for the club. 💥 #AVFC

GOAL: Jadon Sancho scores his first goal for the Villa! He heads in Matty Cash's cross from the right. Fenerbahce 0-1 #AVFC

We're underway at the Chobani Stadium... Fenerbahce 0-0 #AVFC

Fenerbahce starting XI vs #AVFC: Ederson, Semedo, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Muldur, Ismael, Fred, Asensio, Nene, Akturkoglu, Duran. Subs: Cetin, Biterge, Soyuncu, Alvarez, Demir, Aydin, Talisca, Karatas.

#AVFC starting XI vs Fenerbahce: Bizot, Cash, Lindelof, Mings, Digne, Bogarde, Tielemans, Sancho, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: Proctor, Wright, Konsa, Torres, Garcia, Hemmings, Onana, Guessand, Maatsen, Jimoh-Aloba, Young.

The stage is set at Chobani Stadium, with Aston Villa fans filtering into the away end three hours before kick-off. It's the final European trip before the knockout stages - and getting a result here with a depleted squad would show real character… 🇹🇷 #AVFC

Chauffeur sorted if Aston Villa return to Istanbul in May. Ünal the Turkish cabbie loved chatting Jhon Duran, Marco Asensio and Alpay Özalan through Google Translate. 🇹🇷 🚕 #AVFC

Big boost for Aston Villa as Amadou Onana has travelled with his teammates to Istanbul and is in training ahead of tomorrow's match vs Fenerbahce. #AVFC

Unai Emery says John McGinn could be sidelined for "some weeks", but the #AVFC captain will continue to be assessed in hope that he can recover quicker. "We are still waiting because he is still visiting some doctors to have a decision what to do."

Emi Martinez has not travelled to Turkey with his Aston Villa teammates to play against Fenerbahce. #AVFC

Fenerbahce boss Domenico Tedesco had plenty of praise for #AVFC but insists his team must win on Thursday to finish in the top eight. "They're a complete team, and they've worked with Emery for many years. They're a great club and have a great coach."

Fenerbahce boss Domenico Tedesco has called on his players to be brave against #AVFC, insisting that playing a team like Unai Emery's is a reason to wake up in the morning. "I hope for a brave Fenerbahce. We must not hide - I have told this to the team."

Boubacar Kamara missing a significant period is devastating for both Aston Villa and the player. Under Unai Emery, Villa have won more than 60% of their league matches when the midfielder has featured, but fewer than 43% when he has not. #AVFC

UEFA have confirmed that Jhon Duran will be eligible to face Aston Villa on Thursday after Fenerbahce successfully appealed the striker's two-match ban in the Europa League. #AVFC

Unai Emery: "We have enough players to get the performance we need. We must replace some players who are leaving." #AVFC

Unai Emery on Boubacar Kamara: "I think this week we will know something more about Kamara. At the moment, Kamara is out." #AVFC

Unai Emery, asked about John McGinn's injury: "Of course when some players are getting injured, it is not good. It is football and we have to accept it. It is another opportunity for other players to play." #AVFC

Unai Emery: "Yes, of course we lost a very good opportunity. We did a very good season until now, and today we lost. We will get balance because we are third in the league. There is other teams with more potential than us." #AVFC

Unai Emery: "A lot of matches we play like that we win. They competed well, this is the Premier League - they're a very good team and they have a very good coach." #AVFC

Unai Emery: "We had our chances, we didn't score and they had less chances, but they scored. They [Everton] competed well and after the goal they defended well. Yes, we can avoid the goal, but we didn't." #AVFC

Aston Villa had 18 shots against Everton, which is their most without scoring in a Premier League game since October 2022 v Chelsea (also 18). #AVFC

#AVFC miss the chance to move up to second after losing 1-0 at home to Everton. The defeat is Villa's first at Villa Park since August, ending their 11-match winning streak at home.

GOAL: Thierno Barry opens the scoring for Everton. Emi Martinez failed to gather Dwight McNeil's effort, before Barry clipped the ball over the line. #AVFC 0-1 Everton

HT: Goalless at the break, but the woodwork has been struck at both ends. Morgan Rogers also saw a goal-bound effort cleared off the line in the first half. The energy inside Villa Park dipped for a spell after John McGinn came off injured in the 18th minute. #AVFC 0-0 Everton

Another big injury blow for Aston Villa, as John McGinn hobbles off against Everton with a suspected knee issue. #AVFC

We're underway at Villa Park... #AVFC 0-0 Everton

Jack Grealish signs a 'Grealish 10' Aston Villa shirt by the tunnel before beginning his warm-up with his Everton teammates at Villa Park. #AVFC

Jadon Sancho is missing from Aston Villa's squad vs Everton due to illness. #AVFC

Everton starting XI vs #AVFC: Pickford, Patterson, Tarkowski, O'Brien, Mykolenko, Garner, Rohl, McNeil, Armstrong, Grealish, Barry. Subs: Travers, King, Beto, Dibling, Coleman, Aznou, Welch, Campbell.

Emi Martinez returns to the #AVFC starting XI, as Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins also come back in. Evann Guessand is named on the bench, but there's no Jadon Sancho in the matchday squad.

#AVFC starting XI vs Everton: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Maatsen, Bogarde, Tielemans, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins. Subs: Bizot, Wright, Lindelof, Digne, Garcia, Mings, Hemmings, Guessand, Jimoh-Aloba.

Unai Emery's programme notes: "Everton is a great club. A squad with plenty of good players and a fanbase hungry for success. No one must have more hunger than us. In the moment we feel normal the fact of winning we are in risk." #AVFC

Unai Emery's programme notes: "If we relax on the field or in the stands we won't be able to continue their wonderful spell. That's why I remind you: THIS MATCH IS CRUCIAL. We must put all our effort into keeping the energy and the focus." #AVFC

#AVFC don't have the spending flexibility of their rivals, but Unai Emery insists the club is building something special and can continue harnessing its "own power." "We're creating something special here. More than the capacity to buy everything we want."

Aston Villa will move up to 2nd place in the Premier League table if they avoid defeat against Everton tomorrow. A win would give them three points more after 22 games than they had in the 2023/24 season, when they finished fourth. #AVFC

David Moyes doesn't expect to welcome back any Everton players from injury for their trip to #AVFC. Dewsbury-Hall, Alcaraz, Branthwaite, Coleman, and Iroegbunam are expected to remain sidelined, while Keane is suspended, and Gueye and Ndiaye are at AFCON.

Unai Emery believes opposition teams are increasingly targeting Morgan Rogers and insists there is now "more contact and fewer fouls" in the Premier League. #AVFC are the most fouled team this season, winning 41 more fouls than the second-most, Chelsea.