Unai Emery says Aston Villa's clash against
Tottenham Hotspur next weekend is their "final" as the club's hopes of qualifying for European
Football now hang by a thread after losing 1-0 to Wolves at Molineux. Toti Gomes scored the only goal of the game in the first half as he headed in from a corner. Villa created enough chances to find an equaliser, but they failed to find the net for the second game running, after scoring in each game under Emery before last weekend. Villa will likely have to win all three of their remaining games to qualify for Europe this term, starting with a home match against Spurs next Saturday. Emery's side will then face
Liverpool at Anfield on May 20, before hosting Brighton on the final day later this month. RATINGS | Villa player ratings vs Wolves: Traore, Buendia and Watkins all struggle in defeat READ MORE | McGinn gives brutally honest Villa verdict as European hopes hang by a thread “I was very happy in the first half, not with the result but with how we played," Villa boss Emery said of his side's performance to
BBC Match of the Day. "We had control of the ball and stopped their high press. We had chances but we didn’t score and we spoke about keeping the same idea in the second half. "They [Wolves] had chances in the second half and we had one very good chance but the key was to score and to try to take the game but we are still keeping chances. We are three points behind Tottenham but we play them at home next week and, in front of our supporters, we will try again and keep the European chance still open. "We were playing at a high level and winning a lot of points but the last three matches away we played a bit worse. Today, we deserved more. That is the team I want to see in the first half. "The result is disappointing but, overall, we have to be excited and the position we are in, we could not have dreamed of three months ago. We have to play three matches but the next match against Tottenham is our final." What did you make of Villa's performance? Tell us in the comments section... READ NEXT: Aston Villa reach 'full agreement' with Mateu Alemany as triple
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