Unai Emery is preparing to make a late call on whether goalkeeper Emi Martinez can return for Villa against Fulham on Tuesday.
The influential World Cup winner was forced off at half-time during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Brentford through illness and though he was involved in training at Bodymoor Heath on Monday, Emery will leave it until the last few hours before deciding whether he is fit enough to face the Cottagers.
