BirminghamLive brings you the latest Aston Villa news as the national media weighs in on the 3-1 Premier League victory over Fulham.
Aston Villa made it 13 straight Premier League home wins against Fulham, and the national media was unanimous in their praise.
Unai Emery’s men won 3-1 at Villa Park on Sunday, thanks to captain John McGinn and Ollie Watkins scoring after Antonee Robinson’s own goal. The three points secured Villa’s fifth-place finish going into the latest international break, with league games against Tottenham, Manchester City, and Arsenal on the horizon when they return to action.
Here’s how the national media covered the latest Villans victory at home…
The Sun
Unai Emery’s Villa have won 13 consecutive home league games, matching their best run in 40 years.
This hard-fought but well-deserved victory moved Villa into the international break just two points behind second-placed Liverpool, making Emery’s claim that his team will struggle to make the top seven irrelevant!
The Daily Mail
Forget about the records. Forget the routine home victories over inferior opponents, as impressive as they are. We’ll find out what Unai Emery’s Aston Villa are made of between now and the end of the season.
Villa will play Tottenham when the Premier League resumes after the international break. Then, in early December, they have home games against Manchester City and Arsenal, followed by a trip to Old Trafford on Boxing Day.
Emery continues to dismiss Villa’s chances of finishing in the top four, but if they remain in contention after those tests, it is time to take their chances seriously.
The Guardian
Most of the rain has stopped in B6, but all Aston Villa fans can see right now are clear blue skies.
Unai Emery’s high-scoring team tied the club’s postwar record by winning 13 consecutive league games at home, matching the run set by the European Cup-winning team over two seasons in 1983. Despite the fact that Antonee Robinson had an unintentional hand in all four goals that lifted Fulham two places above the relegation zone, Villa moved to within two points of second place in the Premier League.
Sky Sports
Aston Villa closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham after defeating Fulham 3-1 at home for the 13th time in a row.
After a stop-start start, Unai Emery’s side took a while to get back to their free-flowing best, but they eventually broke the deadlock when Youri Tielemans’ cross was turned into his own net by Antonee Robinson.
