Ezri Konsa

There was a heady atmosphere in Bologna before this match, with flags flying everywhere and the legend “weareone” plastered on the walls of the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Into this fervent atmosphere stepped Aston Villa, with warnings against complacency from their manager ringing in their ears. The Premier League side did not play well and were second best for much of the night, but they did stay supremely cool and turned the nervous energy of their hosts back on them to take a two-goal lead home to Birmingham. Ezri Konsa opened the scoring after a gaffe by the goalkeeper Federico Ravaglia, before a second-half double from Ollie Watkins determined the outcome of the match and overwrote Jonathan Rowe’s late goal for the hosts. Bologna’s Englishman, a former Norwich City winger, was likely the man of the match, but Watkins’ ability to remain calm in pressured situations will surely prove the more decisive factor in this tie.

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On Thursday's Football Daily, Richie McCormack brings you reaction to last night's Champions League outings for Arsenal and Aston Villa. We hear from Mikel Arteta on the refereeing decisions he feels cost his Arsenal players against Inter. Ezri Konsa on Tyrone Mings' brain-fart in Bruges. Stephen Bradley and Dan Cleary look ahead to Shamrock Rovers' Conference League clash with TNS. Ange Postecoglou on what football can offer in a turbulent political world. And we hear from new Dundalk manager Ciaran Kilduff, as one of his predecessors at Oriel Park has reservations regarding the speed of the former striker's appointment.

Aston Villa took control of their Europa League quarter-final tie with Bologna, as England stars Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins fired Unai Emery's side to a 3-1 first-leg win in Italy.

How do England improve again after a more encouraging performance against Switzerland? Do they bring Marc Guéhi back in or stick with Ezri Konsa for the semi-final? Are we still leaving substitutions too late to have a proactive impact on the game? Gary, Alan and Micah discuss Big Al’s trip to Düsseldorf and Cologne and how England are shaping up for the business end of the tournament. Sign up to The Rest Is Football newsletter at therestisfootball.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who got catfished for a pair of tickets to the Players’ Lounge for the biggest game of the season? Why is Ezri Konsa not getting a look in for the England squad? And who got caught out because they had their own name plastered all over the side of a sponsored car? Plus, Gary, Alan and Micah discuss who they would start, bench or sack out of Kieran Trippier, Gary Neville and Terry Butcher. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Suj & James welcome Aston Villa correspondent Lee Jackson on to the Podcast discuss hopes for improvements in Steven Gerrard's first full season in charge and the majority of the squad are showing themselves as interesting options for FPL managers with great opening fixtures. Matty Cash v Lucas Digne may be a closer decision than current ownership numbers suggest in the battle between the 5.0 defenders, but their output could be affected by the formation Gerrard selects. It's 4-3-3 or a diamond but it's not clear if there's a favoured set up and the potential impact could affect several players including the popular Phillipe Coutinho (7.0), Leon Bailey (5.0) and Danny Ings (7.0). Plus, an intro to new signings Diego Carlos and Boubacar Kamara, why Danny Ings and Ollie Watkins together doesn't seem to work like it feels like it should, who will have favourtism between Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa and why the exciting Carney Cuckwuemeka may be leaving the club... Follow Lee on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lee_Jackson_92 Still to come today on Planet FPL - Correspondent Week episode 9, Manchester City with @FPLPringle Join our Planet FPL Mini League: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/yw6ree Patrons can find information on their mini leagues this season via this post https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-mini-69251447 You can also join our Sky Fantasy Football Mini League. The Pin required is 8475785 ___________________________________________ Want to become a member of our FPL and SkyFF community and support the Podcast? Our Patreon content in July features over 20 additional Podcasts from Intermediate Tier. Today's content features a Podcast on Sky Fantasy Football Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/planetfpl Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PlanetFPLPod Follow Suj on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sujanshah Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planetfpl Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetfpl #CorrespondentWeek #FPL #AstonVilla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices