Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has spoken after his side’s home defeat to Crystal Palace ended their Carabao Cup run in the last 16.

“Singha Phuang” chose to use a reserve team in this game before losing this game. This game was decided in the second half when Daichi Kamada, the Japanese attacker, scored the winning goal for the away team.

“We started the match a little bit lower than we needed, but we reacted after their goal and we created chances.

“We came back the result, drawing. It was not enough. We started the second half very well and we were close to scoring the second goal.

“We were with confidence and feeling good on the field. ufabet http://ufabet999.app They scored the second goal and after it was more difficult.”

Emery was happy to see Tyrone Mings return to the starting XI for the first time since August last year, while players like Emi Buendía and Boubacar Kamara also gained valuable game time.

“We wanted to win the game. We started the game slow and not as we expected, but we came back and we tried to create chances but they weren’t enough to win. And We started the second half really well and almost got the second goal, which we were really confident about, but then we conceded the second goal and it made things even more difficult.”

“The only good thing after the result is that we have Tyrone Mings back playing since August last year, as well as Emiliano Buendia or Boubacar Kamara. It’s great. The game is over, we lost, but we’ll move on,” Emery said.