"It's massive. The Premier League is crazy, you never know what can take place, If we had won the last two home games, we'd be in a great position. The Champions League positions is where we want to be. [The win] was well-needed. It's been tough, the last few games here at home. Tonight was important, and we had to get the victory. Our fans can have something to go home and be happy about."
"We needed to win. We needed to recover confidence through the result, to continue building the team in the structure we have, and those three points are really very important. We lost two matches and had been feeling so strong here. We finished fantastically with the three points. I don't want to speak about other teams; we are focusing on ourselves. We are going to try to focus on each match. We [reached] 50 points, and it is fantastic."
Aston Villa secured a 1-0 home win over Brighton thanks to a late Jack Hinshelwood own-goal created from a Leon Bailey corner. The victory consolidated Villa's hold on third place, leaving them six points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea, and revived hopes of returning to the Champions League after missing out on the final day last season. The win halted successive home defeats that followed an eight-game winning run. Leon Bailey emphasized the importance of Champions League positions and the relief of a needed victory, while manager Unai Emery stressed recovering confidence, focusing on the team and celebrating reaching 50 points.
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