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The Villains host the Red Devils at Villa Park as England’s top flight targets its 17th week on NBC and Peacock.
Aston Villa surged back to beat West Ham 3-2 at the London Stadium on Sunday as Unai Emery's side have won six in a row to put themselves in the Premier League title race. Mateus Fernandes and Jarrod Bowen gave West Ham the lead twice in the first half after a Konstantinos Mavropanos own goal had made it 1-1.
Dan: Relegation beckons unless we can get some points when we deserve to. Avoidable goals and late substitutions contributed to our downfall today. Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville caused loads of problems but with no genuine striker, it's always going to be tricky. Keep the faith!
In the days leading up to Arsenal’s visit, the question about Aston Villa’s title credentials was put to Unai Emery.
West Ham takes on Aston Villa on Sunday, Dec. 14, at the London Stadium, with kickoff set for 2 p.m. GMT. That makes it a 9 a.m. ET or 6 a.m. PT start in the US and Canada, and a 1 a.m. AEDT kickoff in Australia.
Villa are not exactly doing things the easy way, but as we all know, football is a results business. Finding a way is a healthy quality to have across a Premier League season. Cynics will argue it is not sustainable - but why isn't it? Zoom out and Emery's form since arriving at Villa Park is only bettered by three teams in the league.
Barcelona are following Aston Villa defender Pau Torres after making the signing of a left-sided centre-back a priority for next summer, sources told ESPN.
The scene at Fulham for Steven Gerrard’s final game in charge is often recalled. Or the night when Glenn Whelan missed a penalty against Preston North End that cost Steve Bruce his job in October 2018. For every milestone reached under the guidance of Unai Emery, there is a moment to look back on that makes these good times feel even sweeter.
The real reason why Aston Villa manager Unai Emery continues to ignore Harvey Elliott has been revealed by a Liverpool journalist, with sources telling TEAMtalk that the winger could be sent back to Anfield with a replacement already lined up.
Opening the 18th window of the Aston Villa Advent Calendar on December 18, is former England international Emile Heskey... After five games of the 2010/11 season, Villa were sat eighth in the Premier League table with two wins, two defeats and a draw.