Youri Tielemans was at the heart of Aston Villa's fightback in their 2-2 draw with Arsenal and Unai Emery's side are targeting a spot in the top four this season

Champions League Aston Villa v Monaco tips as Lewis Jones returns with his Notebook for Betfair and recommends backing Youri Tielemans for shots and goals

Aston Villa are not done yet as Youri Tielemans's diving header reduces their deficit to just one goal against Arsenal at the Emirates.

Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans was pleased after their 2-2 draw at Arsenal. Tielemans scored as Villa fought from 2-0 down to earn the point on Saturday night. The Belgium midfielder said: "We came back really well into the game. The (first) goal gave us freedom and belief. It's not an easy task. They were on top of us for 60 minutes.

Passing into the mouth of danger once and being bitten early did not scare Villa away from their desire to play the same way. When passes were crisp and accurate, they broke through Monaco lines, with Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Leon Bailey all having shooting opportunities.

Youri Tielemans led Villa's fightback against Arsenal and is excelling in an advanced position behind Ollie Watkins

Aston Villa came from two goals down to draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, leaving the Gunners six points behind leaders Liverpool.

Arsenal collapsed against Aston Villa in the Premier League with the visiting side rescuing a point from a two goal deficit.

A group of Villa fans will never have a pre-match drink like this one - when the future King of England joined them in a Birmingham pub

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his team are "very motivated" to secure direct qualification for the Champions League last 16 heading into Tuesday's crucial game at Monaco. "I think we are very motivated playing in the Champions League because the club didn't play in it for a long time,

Arsenal threw away a 2-0 lead against Aston Villa on Saturday at the Emirates Stadium. Goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins cancelled out efforts from Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz – a result which causes real damage to Arsenal in the Premier League title race after Liverpool defeated Brentford.

Aston Villa travel to Monaco on Tuesday evening with Champions League qualification in their grasp.Unai Emery’s side are fifth in the standings and in the automatic qualification places. A win in