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Emi Martinez faces a late fitness test to determine whether he will be able to start against Arsenal on Saturday.

The goalkeeper was due to start on Wednesday night against Brighton, but he couldn’t complete his warm-up due to a back injury.

Martinez was replaced in the starting line-up by Marco Bizot, who came in at short notice.

After making an early mistake, Bizot helped Villa secure all three points at Brighton, making a crucial late save to deny Danny Welbeck in the 4-3 win on the south coast.

Ahead of facing Arsenal, Unai Emery was asked for a fitness update on Martinez during his pre-match press conference.

“We will train this afternoon. He didn’t train yesterday, but it is very important for him how the passing hours are to feel better,” the Villa boss expl

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