Unai Emery must ditch Aston Villa experiment after player's dismal 29% showing

Aston Villa winger George Hemmings won just 29% of his duels against Bournemouth and failed to create a chance; Unai Emery should phase out the 19-year-old in favour of Alejandro Garnacho.

Aston Villa's recent good form was halted by a 3-0 Carabao Cup loss to Bournemouth on Wednesday, with goals from Amine Adli, Lewis Cook and Alvaro Rodriguez. Manager Unai Emery rotated his squad, recalling 19-year-old winger George Hemmings to the starting eleven after his last appearance on 16 September.

Hemmings had a dismal outing on the south coast, winning just 29% of his duels (2 of 7), committing two fouls, completing only two of five dribble attempts, failing to create a chance and putting all three shots off target. The teenager has struggled in senior football this season despite impressing Emery in training, ranking among the worst-performing wingers in the Premier League for expected assists per 90 (0.05), chances created per 90 (0.9) and touches in the opposition box per 90 (1.51) across four league starts.

Emery should now phase Hemmings out in favour of Alejandro Garnacho, the 22-year-old Argentine winger on loan from Chelsea who has featured in three of Villa's last five matches. Emery said this week that Garnacho is progressing well and getting closer to regular minutes.