Emery Urges Aston Villa To Guard Against Complacency Against Sheffield Utd

Aston Villa will move top of the table with victory over Chris Wilder's men at Villa Park.

Aston Villa are on an impeccable run of form at home, having won 15 consecutive games at Villa Park.

Those impressive wins have included matches against Manchester City and Arsenal in their last two home matches.

The tide has turned for Villa ever since Emery took charge late last year, guiding a side that were 14th on the table to European qualification and kicking on impressively this term.

But Emery wants his side to keep their feet firmly on the ground when the Blades come visiting.

“I have to try to keep the same motivation and the same preparation for the matches as we have been doing. I can remind them and myself of some matches we played before we started winning,” he said, with Villa third, a point behind leaders Arsenal.

“When we are not playing in our structure and organising our structure with and without the ball, even against the best team or bottom team in the table, we are closer to losing.

“My concern with the players is being consistent, to be consistent preparing the match, to be consistent during the match and focusing on our game plan.

“When we were winning against, more or less, the best teams in the Premier League like Arsenal and Manchester City in the last two matches at home we are now facing the same difficulty against Sheffield as against Arsenal and City.”