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Aston Villa turn their attention to the Europa League this midweek after beating Premier League leaders Arsenal on Saturday.

Unai Emery’s side play their penultimate group stage away match in Europe on Thursday against FC Basel, with the chance to make it eight wins in a row across all competitions.

Villa have won four of their first five Europa League matches, but after suffering a shock defeat to Go Ahead Eagles earlier in the campaign, there is little room for error if they are to finish in the top two.

Opponents Basel, meanwhile, have won two and lost three of their matches and currently sit 24th in the league-phase table.

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