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title: "Fans on social media hope Emi Martinez faces Everton after positive update"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2021/09/17/fans-on-social-media-hope-emi-martinez-faces-everton-after-positive-update/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
section: "Aston Villa News"
published: "2021-09-17T22:14:57Z"
modified: "2021-09-17T22:16:59Z"
---

# Fans on social media hope Emi Martinez faces Everton after positive update

Emiliano Martinez is in contention to face Everton as he’s completed his 10-day quarantine and is due to return to Aston Villa on Saturday morning, hours before their meeting with the Toffees.

[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12410290/emi-martinez-and-emi-buendia-could-make-aston-villa-return-against-everton) say the 29-year-old will be assessed before a decision is made, but supporters on [social media](https://twitter.com/search?q=emi%20martinez&src=typed_query&f=live) are desperate to have him back. He has been training while quarantining, but it’s unknown how fit he’ll actually be.

Martinez has made three Premier League appearances [this season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emiliano-martinez/leistungsdaten/spieler/111873), the last of which came in Villa’s 1-1 draw with Brentford on August 28. He represented Argentina during the October international break but saw their meeting with Brazil suspended and then had stay in Croatia – a green list country for the UK.

Jed Steer deputised for Martinez in Saturday’s 3-0 defeat to Chelsea and is primed to keep his place between the sticks unless Smith makes a change.

Martinez kept 15 clean sheets in 38 Premier League games [last season](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/emiliano-martinez/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/111873) while shutting out one side from his three games this campaign, so it’s easy to see why fans are desperate to have him back.

***[In other news, Phil Thompson blasts ‘outrageous’ Tyrone Mings for ‘shocking’ mistakes](https://readastonvilla.com/2021/09/17/phil-thompson-blasts-outrageous-tyrone-mings-for-shocking-mistakes/)***