Unai Emery has a 100 per cent record against Fulham but his former Arsenal trio could end the run in the clash against Aston Villa.

Aston Villa could take a top-four hit from three of Unai Emery's former Arsenal players against Fulham this weekend.

talkSPORT 2 will bring you exclusive live coverage of the Premier League clash at Craven Cottage on Saturday afternoon.

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Villa They travel to west London as one of the league's brightest performers, as four wins from their first seven games put them in fifth place in the table.

Hosts Fulham They are only three points from eighth place and a club that Emery He has always won throughout his career so far.

The Spaniard has won all five of his games against the Cottagers since arriving in the Premier League with Arsenal in 2018.

A 5-1 away win with the Gunners was followed by a 4-1 home win before leaving in November 2019.

Subsequent 1-0, 3-1 and 2-1 wins over Fulham have come with Villa since he joined in October 2022 to give them an impressive aggregate score of 15-4 against the London team.

Emery's unbeaten run is a testament to his admired quality as a manager, but a trio of his former players could spell the end for him in Villa's next test.

Bernard Leno and Emile Smith Rowe made their Arsenal debuts thanks to the manager in the 4-2 Europa League victory against Vorskla Poltava in the 2018/19 campaign.

Much of goalkeeper Leno's first weeks in north London were spent on the bench before he overtook the retiring Petr Cech as number one.

The German appeared 49 times in all competitions under Emery and left the Gunners for Fulham in 2022 for £8million.

Leno has missed just two of his 83 Premier League games since then and kept the third-most clean sheets last season with ten, along with Manchester City's Ederson.

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Smith Rowe's His senior bow for Arsenal came after his promotion through their famous youth system at Hale End.

He signed a new long-term contract with the club two months after the appointment of Emery, who said the midfielder has “a lot of potential”.

The Arsenal academy graduate only made six appearances in their first season together before joining RB Leipzig on loan for the first half of 2019.

Smith Rowe returned in the summer but a groin injury meant he only made three more appearances under Emery before his dismissal.

The 24-year-old completed a permanent exit from Arsenal in August when Fulham signed him in a deal that could reach £34m with add-ons.

So far he has scored two goals and assisted another in his seven Premier League games for his new club, starting six.

Alex Iwobi He also played under Emery at Arsenal, but his senior debut came in a 3-0 Capital One Cup defeat against Sheffield Wednesday in October 2015.

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The Nigerian winger played 51 games for the Spanish coach, scoring six goals and assisting eight more.

This included his stunning goal against Chelsea in the 2019 Europa League final, which ultimately ended in a 4-1 defeat.

Iwobi left Arsenal for Everton shortly after, before returning to London in September 2023 as Fulham completed a £22m deal.

He has a total of seven goals and three assists for the Cottagers and has started all of their Premier League games this season.

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But wait, there's more!

Reiss Nelson played six times during Emery's tenure at Arsenal and could also face his former boss on Saturday given he is on loan from the Gunners for the season.

Jorge Cuenca is also a member of the Fulham squad following his summer move from Villarreal, where he played six games when Emery was his head coach at the Spanish club.

The centre-back has played two games for the London team, but it is doubtful he will be able to face his former mentor due to an ankle injury.

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Villa will be very confident of getting the three points on Saturday, although Fulham will surely put up a worthy fight at home.

Victory would extend Emery's winning streak over the west Londoners to six, but three of his former Arsenal assets could spoil the party.