Aston Villa looking for 10th consecutive win and Afcon begins – matchday live

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Source: theguardian.com
Aston Villa looking for 10th consecutive win and Afcon begins – matchday live

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Emery’s aspiring Aston Villa must shrug off United hoodoo to become contenders

On 20 October 2022, Aston Villa lost 3-0 at Fulham and Steven Gerrard was sacked. Villa had won only two of their first 11 games of the season and lay 17th in the Premier League table. Unai Emery was appointed as manager 12 days later, since when the transformation in Villa has been remarkable. In his three years in charge, no side in the top five leagues in Europe have won more home games and Villa have finished seventh, fourth and sixth, while reaching the quarter-final of the Champions League.

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