Marco Bizot praised by Aston Villa boss Unai Emery following late call-up

SportFootballMarco Bizot praised by Aston Villa boss Unai Emery following late call-upThe goalkeeper stepped in after Emiliano Martinez felt pain in his calf in the warm-up.Jonathan Veal Sunday 12 April 2026 17:26 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"fc8b0c48-3e04-4c47-9cba-454cf41ab664","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/unai-emery-emiliano-martinez-aston-villa-vitor-pereira-argentina-b2956164.html","title":"Marco Bizot praised by Aston Villa boss Unai Emery following late call-up"}}Marco Bizot stepped in for Emiliano Martinez (Nick Potts/PA) (PA Wire)Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insightJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterJoin the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Football_CDP","regTitle":"Miguel Delaney: Inside Football","subscriptionGroup":"readingTheGame","subscriptionGroupId":"d6776bff-0bec-4d53-a0ce-bd38db6811e5","type":"football","pathPrefix":["/sport/football","/topic/fantasy-football"],"associatedAuthors":["Miguel Delaney","Richard Jolly"],"title":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight","mobileTitle":"Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/miguelDelaney1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveIndyFootballNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Aston Villa boss Unai Emery preferred to focus on the performance of deputy goalkeeper Marco Bizo...