"The adrenaline of Aston Villa's 4-3 comeback win at Brighton on Wednesday has probably only just faded. He made cinematic viewing and triggered memories of Mario Balotelli struggling to put on a warm-up bib and Tim Sherwood, while Villa manager a decade ago, launching his club-branded jacket towards the turf after Christian Benteke equalised against QPR. By the end, Emery was hoarse and Villa had chalked up an eighth victory in nine Premier League matches, 12 out of 14 in all competitions."
"Across the past 10 league matches, Villa have accrued a division-high 25 points and in that time only Manchester City have scored more goals and Arsenal conceded fewer. This is the same team that failed to win any of their opening six matches and took three points from their first five league games. At that point Emery was concerned and shared his feelings with his squad, insisting his players raise their performance levels at training and in matches."
Aston Villa produced a 4-3 comeback win at Brighton that left manager Unai Emery celebrating wildly. The club has won eight of nine Premier League matches and 12 of 14 in all competitions, and accrued a division-high 25 points across the past ten league games. Only Manchester City have scored more goals in that period, and only Arsenal have conceded fewer. Villa began the season without a win in six matches, taking three points from their first five league games, before Emery pressed his experienced squad to raise standards in training and matches. The squad's average selected-player age is 27.4 years.
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