Aston Villa came from behind to beat Tottenham on the day they remembered former player and manager Terry Venables.

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez should be fit for Sunday and Emery added: "Leon Bailey and Nicolo Zaniolo worked this morning alone, to test if they will be ready [for the weekend] and more or less, it was positive."Villa are expected to have a busy summer as Unai Emery looks to bring in signings of his own. The club have already been linked with several potential signings, with the latest being Southampton's Armel Bella-Kotchap.

Well, if they get any kind of positive result against Arsenal and/or Manchester City at Villa Park in the next fortnight, then expect Villa supporters to say, increasingly loudly: "It's game on!" Villa won the European Cup in 1982 and last played in European competition in 2010, losing 4-3 on aggregate to Austrian side Rapid Vienna in the Europa League play-offs. Brighton thought they had scored when Deniz Undav volleyed in, but Julio Enciso was adjudged by the video assistant referee to have been offside in the build-up. We know realistically they won’t be there at the end challenging for the title, but at this moment why not dream and think this can happen?"

Peace Of Mind & Security

Villa just a couple of years ago were not in the best of positions and in the Championship. Now to be in this position with Unai Emery leading the charge, they are really cementing themselves a top six or seven side and that is incredible for them. Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has been speaking to the media before his side travel to face Tottenham on Sunday. Riko Ueki whistled a shot on the turn past the post, then brought a point-blank save out of Daphne van Domselaar with a close-range header. Aston Villa are in talks to appoint Sevilla sporting director Monchi in a senior football position as the highly regarded transfer guru nears an exit from the Spanish club.

However, the stark reality is that West Ham have failed to win any of their last 10 home league matches. When Asseyi sent Domselaar the wrong way from the spot with a low finish into the bottom-left corner West Ham should have gained enough confidence to control the game. Aston Villa will end a day in the Premier League’s top four positions at least 13 games into a season for the first time since December 27th 2009. I think they got away with it a little bit," Ogden said. "In the first 10 minutes it could have been 3-0 to Tottenham and they missed so many chances. Before you even talk about their brutally effective high line, settled starting line-up or Unai Emery’s tactical astuteness, this Aston Villa team have two basic attributes that will take them far this season.Leon Bailey opened the scoring in the seventh minute when he broke clear of the defence before arrowing a low shot beyond David de Gea. The win moved Aston Villa up to 13th, three points above the relegation zone, while Manchester United remain fifth. Spurs pushed for an equaliser but could not avoid a third straight defeat - and they have taken the lead in each one of those games. Villa are also exploring the possibility of appointing Sevilla's sporting director Monchi, following Mateu Alemany's decision to stay at Barcelona. BirminghamLive understands Monchi is one of the names under consideration to work with Unai Emery and the club's recruitment team. Barcelona director Mateu Alemany had an agreement in principle to join Villa last month, but returned to Catalonia after his proposed move broke down.

I did expect Villa to do well this season under Emery but I didn’t think they would be doing this well. Two points off top at the beginning of December almost is pretty good going. If Diaz scores the winner against City to take Liverpool to the top of the league, just get in touch with Hollywood at the final whistle for the film rights, though they will think it all a bit far-fetched.Before the match we were speaking about the opportunity to win or not win. After the match we played in Nottingham against Forest away -we were speaking about how we can continue improving our mentality and keeping consistent. We shouldn't be accepting sometimes when we are losing.