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Heroes & Villains => Heroes Discussion => Topic started by: Toronto Villa on January 25, 2026, 04:01:46 PM
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That’s a magnificent win. Ollie Watkins could and should have had a hat trick. A week removed from the gloom of the transfer window and the loss to Everton and we can smile again and look forward. Cracking result. MOM for me Onana for command of the middle and Ollie for always being in good positions to keep the Newcastle back line honest.
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Superb.
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That's a fucking great win.
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Perfect gameplan perfectly executed.
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Glorious, violent triumph over the forces of darkness.
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Utterly brilliant.
So many excellent performances all over the pitch.
Bailey offered so much more than any other wide men we have.
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Last time we won up there and they didn't have a player sent off Platt and Stuart Gray scored.
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Onana my MOTM as well.
I know his crossing was shit but I'm not sure why Howe took Gordon off, his pace was killing Cash.
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Brilliant win. We were the better team by a fucking mile(y).
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Up to double figures in GD. After the doom and gloom of last Sunday, and the two teams we had to play against, this looked like it might have been a bad week. But a win and clean sheet in those two are tremendous.
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Easy work.
A clean sheet and all three points up there is a great result. Big goals for Emi and Ollie.
Unai, the genius.
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Classy,classy win that. And a clean sheet,which I celebrate like a hat-trick.
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Superb. Ive been a Villa fan since 1988. We have finished in higher league positions and won two league cups but i honestly think this could be the best Villa side ive seen in that time. Phenomenal times.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
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Extended the gap by 3 points on top 5 this weekend, maybe top 4 if Arsenal beat Man United
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Hahahaha.
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A truly top win.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Give him the 95th minute as well with the megs.
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Absolute bossman performance.
We have been each other's alter egos these past 3 or 4 years, us and the Jaudis, as we have see-sawed in and out of the Champions League.
But we look decisively superior now.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Imagine that being your reaction to a cracking win.
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Sob on the Tyne.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Haha!
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That’s two huge performances from Villa this week. That’s every player who been on the pitch in both games. That is a massive achievement. Our team has some amazing resilience. Well done Emery for rallying them.
Nobody at all over those two games should be getting any criticism.
UTV
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Two great away performances.
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I said earlier in the week that we’d lose badly to Fenerbahce and Newcastle. I was convinced that without Kamara and SJM we’d get overrun in both games.
I am officially an absolute weapon……and will contribute handsomely to the inevitable statue that we will have of Unai. Where should we put it?
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That's a fucking great win.
What else can we say?
Very happy.
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Outstanding. Maybe our best win of the decade.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Imagine that being your reaction to a cracking win.
He is in a massive huff BECAUSE a Villa player scored.
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I enjoyed that.
A nice change from going there and getting nothing.
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Jingle Bells
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I feel another winning streak coming up.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Imagine that being your reaction to a cracking win.
He's like a heel in wrestling at this point.
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fantastic result - 2 big away wins welll done to the whole team. These feel like 3 very big points
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2 of the best away performances by Villa, back to back, that we've enjoyed for a long time. It was really impressive and the players showed a strong collectiveness and control that will serve us well going into the final 4 months. Add another striking option and another reliable midfielder and we're in great shape.
Amazing stuff.
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Ladies and Gentlemen of H&V, we have a great fu*king team.
Well done lads. You dug deep and put Geordies in a hole.
Fantastic.
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Was fully expecting us to get pumped in the last two games with Kamara and McGinn out.
Shows what I know.
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Shows how much they miss Guimaraes and how we can cope without Kamara.
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
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Brilliant. Go'on Ollie, and what a goal by Little Emi 🙌
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Shows how much they miss Guimaraes and how we can cope without Kamara.
As long as Onana and Tielemans stay fit...
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Unai Emery is a fucking genius.
Look at the reaction he has got over the last week following the Everton game.
That is the work of an absolute maestro.
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
Haha!
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Last time we won up there and they didn't have a player sent off Platt and Stuart Gray scored.
Great stat. Any idea as to the last time we won back to back away games with clean sheets?
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Howe is still in the reception class at coaching school, whereas Unai’s the head teacher.
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Just like Thursday I didn't see that coming. Brilliant away performance. I had to check the last time we won there because I couldn't remember - the 3-0 under O'Leary when Bowyer and Dyer had the punch up and Taylor handled the ball on the line and went down holding his face - April 2005 apparently.
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Outstanding performance.
Reckon we will have added two more players by the time we play in the Premier League again. We keep Onana fit and we'll walk a top four place.
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Very good performance. We were by far the better team.
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Unai Emery is a fucking genius.
Look at the reaction he has got over the last week following the Everton game.
That is the work of an absolute maestro.
His mind is definitely on the title.
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Post-Everton, I was anticipating two more defeats. Two victories on the road is outstanding. UTV
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We keep on rolling along thanks to Emery's brilliance.
Not an easy watch at times. Our touch and decision making in the final third during the 2nd half was criminal.
Defensively rock solid.
C'mon me babbies.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
What sort of attention seeking dweeb do you have to be?
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Last time we won up there and they didn't have a player sent off Platt and Stuart Gray scored.
Great stat. Any idea as to the last time we won back to back away games with clean sheets?
I think it's 1-0 wins at Saints and Spurs Jan 2023.
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Brilliant win. Who would have thought we would lose at home to Everton and then win away at Newcastle? Special mention to Sky Sports who got away to their coverage of Arsenal V ManUre in light speed. Wankers.
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And to add Jarrod Gillett is a really appalling referee even by Premier League standards.
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Newcastle set up for us playing out from the back-great to see us play it different and put them under pressure from long balls. Also had our high back line and decent forward pressing back. Great performance.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Oh, you!
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Superb! Great performance and result. Yeeeessss...
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Back 5 were outstanding
Onana superb
Watkins to be fair never gives up.
Bailey looked really sharp
Everton games happen to all teams, to recover by winning with clean sheets within 4 days against Fenerbache and this rough mob at home is truly exceptional .
Emery is a genius
Rest key players on Thursday and batter Brentford
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We keep on rolling along thanks to Emery's brilliance.
Not an easy watch at times. Our touch and decision making in the final third during the 2nd half was criminal.
Defensively rock solid.
C'mon me babbies.
Bringing Ty on for the last 20 was genius.
He was brilliant, as was Konsa.
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
I was moaning about Ollie's poor display - he seemed to be lacking in commitment and looked to be slow physically and mentally.
But fair play to him, he kept on keeping on and got his reward.
My letter of apology is in the post.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
I'm no Watkins fanboy, but 7 in 10. Find me better current form in the Premier League please.
Superb performance. I love the defence and midfield. I think we need Barkley and McGinnis back, Abraham through the door and a wide player if I'm being fussy, but maybe Bailey can be that man, to maybe, just maybe, offset the loss of Kamara.
Oh, and Onana and Tielemans have to stay fit. Non-negotiable. Bench looked strong today. I'd be happy with that.
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Newcastle set up for us playing out from the back-great to see us play it different and put them under pressure from long balls. Also had our high back line and decent forward pressing back. Great performance.
Second half, was a little reminiscent of that glorious 3-0 win over them in April '23 at Villa Park. Long kick-outs to bypass their press. We didn't have McGinn's arse this time to help us but thankfully we didn't need him.
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And to add Jarrod Gillett is a really appalling referee even by Premier League standards.
I think he is absolutely par for course with the rest of them.
Compare to the ref on Thursday who was superb.
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Post-Everton, I was anticipating two more defeats. Two victories on the road is outstanding. UTV
We've all got to start changing our mindset. We will of course lose games. Sometimes ones we don't expect loike last week. But this is Unai Emery's Villa now. We bounce back fast because we have the master in charge of us. Two wins, clean sheets in very tough environments shows just how much character we have.
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No SJM and Kamara, two away games, two clean sheets, two fairly dominant displays in tough arenas. Good to know we can go and compete like that without talisman type players.
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For many seasons now I have been critical of our shooting at goal. What a transformation this season. It has to be down to practice, I reckon.
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Two tough as fuck away games.
Two clean sheets.
Superb
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
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What a great away performance. Excellent performance. What a team and what a squad. After the final whistle; comentators said "They are not going away .. . Aston villa ...are they?" and then over to the stuido that shortly told - before going to advertisements; "after the break we turn to the (Arse - MU) game ... Not that I care what they do or say.
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Superb result.
A very mature and disciplined performance.
Well done the Villa boys!
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Absolutely brilliant Villa, one of the hardest places to go and we totally outplayed them, could easily have been more.
UP THE VILLA
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
Wednesday afternoon in the pre-match presser before you will hear anything definitive.
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What a great week, 2 wins and 2 clean sheets at very hard teams
Some of the tactics that Unai has shown in both games are just superb, the game management today was next level.
Not scared to swap Pau and Ty over so that Wooltemade didn’t have a sniff, also Lindelof into midfield as a calming solid influence too
Great week, great wins and 2 great performances from the team and also Unai
UTV!
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
Wednesday afternoon in the pre-match presser before you will hear anything definitive.
Cheers mate
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
Slapped palms with Unai this time, looked amicable, low risk of injury.
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
Slapped palms with Unai this time, looked amicable, low risk of injury.
Ta - good news
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Give him the 95th minute as well with the megs.
He controlled a ball late on in the 96th minute. Glad he scored as this thread would have been full of comments of how shit he is. He's extremely frustrating but nobody, not even Smirker are going to blame him when he scores such a decisive goal. Those earlier in the week slagging off Martinez will no doubt be enjoying their humble pie. He was brilliant and kept us in the game.
Emi B, Onana, Youri, Konsa, all great, that was a big shift by all but we do love to play after our European travels. Credit to Unai for the subs, Digne making the cross for Watkins to simply nod it.
Sob on Tyne indeed. A tough place to go but we were so organised, created so many chances, we really should have been out of sight by half time. Next!
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What was the hardest few days of the season has turned out to be the best as well.
What a fantastic group of players we have and of course we have the best coach in world football.
UTFV
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Word for our centre halves. All four of them. You can play any of them without a noticeable drop in quality. Top level.
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
Absolutely this. Yes, a couple of poor first touches, but he was always a threat, and kept their back four working. Other strikers might give us more goals, but his work rate and intelligent running are so important to us.
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Can't wait to read Louise Taylor's tears. Sob, sob, sob.
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Unai Emery is a fucking genius.
Look at the reaction he has got over the last week following the Everton game.
That is the work of an absolute maestro.
This
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Word for our centre halves. All four of them. You can play any of them without a noticeable drop in quality. Too level.
Absolutely.
Even when Lindy came on in midfield, he was excellent.
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I thought all 16 players contributed today. Lindelof has been a revelation this season. Shows what working for a top manager can do for your game.
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Brilliant result
Any news on Youri?
Youri seemed to be running along the touchline ok after recovering before he was subbed. Probably just 8 months out or so
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Can't wait to read Louise Taylor's tears. Sob, sob, sob.
Was thinking something similar after this morning's bleat-in on behalf of Steady Eddie.
But fair play to her, she does a great job in the Graun to promote north east footie.
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Feels like we've evolved this season again, were better than we've ever been. We seem to have a game for any situation and the players can identify and implement when needed, they're all in the groove.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Give him the 95th minute as well with the megs.
He controlled a ball late on in the 96th minute. Glad he scored as this thread would have been full of comments of how shit he is. He's extremely frustrating but nobody, not even Smirker are going to blame him when he scores such a decisive goal. Those earlier in the week slagging off Martinez will no doubt be enjoying their humble pie. He was brilliant and kept us in the game.
Emi B, Onana, Youri, Konsa, all great, that was a big shift by all but we do love to play after our European travels. Credit to Unai for the subs, Digne making the cross for Watkins to simply nod it.
Sob on Tyne indeed. A tough place to go but we were so organised, created so many chances, we really should have been out of sight by half time. Next!
Sorry but thats just unfair to Ollie..you think he doesn’t want to score?? Look at the work he puts in which creates time and space for others. Yes his decision making sometimes frustrates but I think he’s bloody good…and it wasn’t a nod in he had to come from a long way to make the header
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
Absolutely this. Yes, a couple of poor first touches, but he was always a threat, and kept their back four working. Other strikers might give us more goals, but his work rate and intelligent running are so important to us.
Agreed. He's not an ABSOLUTELY top class striker but he's a very very good one and an unbelievable servant to Aston Villa. We need someone to help him out, not replace him. Hopefully that will happen this window, whether Tammy or someone else.
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Maatsen and Onana are really beginning to perform for us. It seems to take players a good while to come good under Emery.
IF - and it's a reasonable IF Guessand can show the same level of uplift in his game next season then ... ... ...
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That is a truly brilliant result and to bounce in the way we have after the Everton game is remarkable. I had us down for two defeats this week, really brilliant from all involved.
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That’s probably one of our best performances of this season. Felt we were in control of the whole game and, Newcastle never really looked like scoring. If Ollie could have found his shooting boots today, that could have been 4-0 easily. Onwards!!
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I think after the setback last Sunday, and the horrible injury news, this week will have given the team a huge lift in belief.
We seemed to be very, very determined and businesslike in the 2 games this week, like some steeliness has come to the fore.
All down to the manager.
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What a lovely lad:
Aston Villa's first goalscorer Emiliano Buendia, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "I think mainly really to compete well, be strong and fight in every duel for the ball. We haven't had success in this stadium for a while and we knew how difficult they make it for opponents. We fought for every ball and had the patience with the ball.
"It's a tough schedule for us but it is what we want to do, play in European competitions and fight for these places in the Premier League so we have to adapt, fight and play and recover and go again. I am really proud of this team. we made a huge effort on Thursday and again today.
"We have to look to be there and fight until the end. We know what we want to achieve, fighting for the Champions League spots. To score is always a nice feeling but the main thing is to help the team. To open the game with that kind of goal helps the momentum of the game turn in our favour. I am really happy and we deserved the three points"
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
Absolutely this. Yes, a couple of poor first touches, but he was always a threat, and kept their back four working. Other strikers might give us more goals, but his work rate and intelligent running are so important to us.
Worth remembering he was on his own against Botman and Thiaw today which is a very good CB pairing, both big, strong and have decent pace and the only time one or other of them wasn't right on him was if he drifted out wide. Yes he could've done better with his earlier chances but he scored the one that mattered.
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An absolutely brilliant win. And I can unashamedly say "come on united" We're in this title race.
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Absolutely brilliant result. I was expecting the worst here but how wrong was I. Some of our play was top class, if Arsenal for instance had scored the first goal, we would never hear end of it. Some great performances but I thought Onana was immense today just fantastic
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What a difference a week makes.
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Fantastic win. Looked really good and didn't really give them a peep at goal. This manager aye bad is he?
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Ollie is a likeable, hard-working member of one of the best Villa teams I have ever seen with a superb manager. I always love the Villa but don't always like them - this group fills me with joy and pride
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Maatsen and Onana are really beginning to perform for us. It seems to take players a good while to come good under Emery.
IF - and it's a reasonable IF Guessand can show the same level of uplift in his game next season then ... ... ...
Yeah - I was thinking about Matty Cash today - hes been excellent for a while now but took him longer than some to get to that level
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2 brilliant away performances, after the doom of Malen leaving seemed to put everyone on a downer. We look as good atm as 2 seasons ago when we were flying. Lots of negativity around Bailey coming back, but he showed today he is way better than Sancho and Guessand, just need to get him motivated...not easy I admit. Martinez at his best, phenomenal today. Tammy plus another decent addition in the middle and anythings possible this season.
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An eye for a why-aye.
There'll be some horse punching in the Bigg Market tonight.
A cousin was the victim of a carbombing in KSA 25 years ago, and to say that I dislike them is quite an understatement.
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Joelinton bottled it and left early
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Very good performance from Watkins for the full 98 mins. Never gave the centre backs a minutes rest. Was isolated on many punts upfield. No need for 88th-88th minute sarcastic shit.
I was moaning about Ollie's poor display - he seemed to be lacking in commitment and looked to be slow physically and mentally.
But fair play to him, he kept on keeping on and got his reward.
My letter of apology is in the post.
I thought he was excellent….obviously the ball to Sancho apart lol. He ran their centre backs all over and created soo much room for others to play in…top centre forward play and deserved to be in that place (with a great run) to finish it off
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Such an impressive win.
Years of PTSD from following Villa had me thinking we were wobbling after the Everton result/injuries/Malen sale.
But we’re just a different beast now aren’t we? Just takes time to get used to it.
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That is a great win and especially in terms of the league positioning. Thought we defended really well and didn't really give them too many chances. Like others have said, I thought Onana was MoM and he dud some great defensive work at times.
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Can't wait to read Louise Taylor's tears. Sob, sob, sob.
Was thinking something similar after this morning's bleat-in on behalf of Steady Eddie.
But fair play to her, she does a great job in the Graun to promote north east footie.
And extra fair play for the intro to her match report:
Some wins are a little bit lucky and others downright fluky or simply ground out, but this Aston Villa victory belonged to a different category.
It was the sort of triumph that can be filed under “thoroughly deserved”. Indeed, much of Villa’s attacking play was so fluid, fluent and gloriously improvisational that, by comparison, Newcastle looked as if they were engaged in a footballing equivalent of painting by numbers.
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Two impressive away performances within days of each other. Great stuff.
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Everyone worked hard today . Onana was immense and Sancho even worked hard defensely . Watkins touch had deserted him all game but worked hard and got rewarded with his goal and what a ball Luca. Martinez was good too .We go to Turkey and win in that hostile place , all the travel back and up to the brown place away and get another win and two beautiful clean sheets .
Oh the ref was bloody awful . . fouls on Rogers outsie the box and a penalty . Even thought Tiemans was fouled , they are giving subs a yellow with the first foul yet not giving players who start the game a yellow if the foul is early in the game ,what the actual fuck..
have a great sunday evening villains and enjoy MOTD.
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Good to have Leon back.
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Give him the 95th minute as well with the megs.
He controlled a ball late on in the 96th minute. Glad he scored as this thread would have been full of comments of how shit he is. He's extremely frustrating but nobody, not even Smirker are going to blame him when he scores such a decisive goal. Those earlier in the week slagging off Martinez will no doubt be enjoying their humble pie. He was brilliant and kept us in the game.
Emi B, Onana, Youri, Konsa, all great, that was a big shift by all but we do love to play after our European travels. Credit to Unai for the subs, Digne making the cross for Watkins to simply nod it.
Sob on Tyne indeed. A tough place to go but we were so organised, created so many chances, we really should have been out of sight by half time. Next!
Sorry but thats just unfair to Ollie..you think he doesn’t want to score?? Look at the work he puts in which creates time and space for others. Yes his decision making sometimes frustrates but I think he’s bloody good…and it wasn’t a nod in he had to come from a long way to make the header
It was his run that was the decisive part, Digne saw it and put it on a plate for him. Of course he wants to score, nobody is saying otherwise, this is his most important season for obvious reasons. For all the running he does, well that's part of his game. Should we pay him extra for it? As I've long maintained, his greatest talent is getting in the right positions, few are better. Even by his standards he was poor when it counted today. Credit to him for never giving up, it would destroy others. In the end it finally paid off. I'm happy for him.
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First visit to St.James….. 2-0 win, 3 points. Dunno what all the fuss was about. Easy! 😉
ps. Shoutout to Amadou Onana. He was prime Viera today…. Just needs to stay fit!
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Great performance from Watkins.
From the 88th minute to the 88th minute he was excellent.
Imagine that being your reaction to a cracking win.
He is in a massive huff BECAUSE a Villa player scored.
Mad innit.
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Outstanding performance & result. Everyone played their part, but special mention to Martinez & particularly Onana.
I feared for us this week, with the loss to Everton & two really tough games. But we were brilliant, even if we were a bit wasteful.
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Excellent performance, keeping up the pressure on 1st and 2nd.
Watkins is one of the best in Europe off-the-ball, however he struggles when he has the ball at his feet (and worse, time to over-think). He is still a very important player for us despite at times not being able to hit the proverbial cow's arse with a banjo. Nice to see Leon back...and working his nuts off too :)
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i am sure Smirker was joking
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Im so proud of this team. To go to turkey win there then four days later go to Newcastle 4 days later and win at one of our worst bogey grounds - incredible.
I would genuinely be happy giving emery a 9 year contract thats how much faith i have in him.
Maatsen MOTM for me, onana superb. Thought bailey worked hard as well. Martinez more than made up for last week. Was superb.
Ramsey looked shit. looks like unai made the right decision flogging him.
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Ollie is more frustrated with himself than we are with him, he did so many things right today but the last touch always seem to desert him, still he played an important role for us. Brilliant win.
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Game isn’t officially won until we hear this.
https://x.com/avfcofficial/status/2015465939870040432?s=46
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Post-Everton, I was anticipating two more defeats. Two victories on the road is outstanding. UTV
We've all got to start changing our mindset. We will of course lose games. Sometimes ones we don't expect loike last week. But this is Unai Emery's Villa now. We bounce back fast because we have the master in charge of us. Two wins, clean sheets in very tough environments shows just how much character we have.
Nice to see you haven’t lost your accent.
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A word for the Jawdie crowd today. If you got points for booing and jeering they'd be top of the league. Every single decision that didn't go their way was met with howling derision. When Youri was down and clearly hurt he got a right round of fucks. Once big Emi realised what they were like he shit housed his way through the game.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
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Youri’s injury is only a contact injury I think as he was moving okay after treatment. I think he’ll be okay against Brentford.
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Im so proud of this team. To go to turkey win there then four days later go to Newcastle 4 days later and win at one of our worst bogey grounds - incredible.
2 days and just over 18 hours actually. With a fair bit of travel in between.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
Yes.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
Yes.
Keep it coming they are right 🤔
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
Win when we want!
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They'll still be saying it's unsustainable while we're parading 4 trophies arounf VP before the opening home game next season.
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Youri’s injury is only a contact injury I think as he was moving okay after treatment. I think he’ll be okay against Brentford.
It looked like a nasty twist as he went down.
It will probably hurt more tomorrow when the adrenaline has worn off.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
This with bells on. Have they used the mid week game yet? Villa won because Emery is a god damn genius
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Ignoring the goals for and against column, our record is exactly the same as two years ago but i feel we are a much better side this season. Anyone else agree?
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Fantastic win. Looked really good and didn't really give them a peep at goal. This manager aye bad is he?
I agree to the naked eye but their xG was higher than our apparently.
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A word for the Jawdie crowd today. If you got points for booing and jeering they'd be top of the league. Every single decision that didn't go their way was met with howling derision. When Youri was down and clearly hurt he got a right round of fucks. Once big Emi realised what they were like he shit housed his way through the game.
The worst fan base in league.booing when players are genuinely injured. Disgrace
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Looked similar to the one Ollie got on Thursday. At least that was a booking.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
I'd forgotten that one today. What's that now, three?
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Special mention to the TV cameras. I feel i know Guimares family well enough to visit at Christmas the amount of times we looked at them . I think he was injured but i can’t be sure 🤔
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Remember the pathetic Geordie reaction when Mings went down with a season ending injury....
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Special mention to the TV cameras. I feel i know Guimares family well enough to visit at Christmas the amount of times we looked at them . I think he was injured but i can’t be sure 🤔
I bet the sponging bastards didn't even pay for those seats.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
Rogers was decidedly average today, for the most part. No problem, he still occupied a space in their heads.
We've copied admirably whilst missing 2 important midfielders, rock on!!
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Im so proud of this team. To go to turkey win there then four days later go to Newcastle 4 days later and win at one of our worst bogey grounds - incredible.
2 days and just over 18 hours actually. With a fair bit of travel in between.
Even mor impressive eamonn!
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Remember the pathetic Geordie reaction when Mings went down with a season ending injury....
Exactly. And it's poignant that he came on for 20 minutes and was imperious. Well done Ty you bloody legend.
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Villa only win because Rogers scores. Villa only win because they score long range goals. Villa only win when Rogers dominates opposition. Villa only win a match by one goal. Villa will drop off when injuries hit them. Well, fuck them.
Rogers was decidedly average today, for the most part. No problem, he still occupied a space in their heads.
We've copied admirably whilst missing 2 important midfielders, rock on!!
Average maybe but gets an assist for the Buendia goal and played a world class ball out to Digne for the 2nd. I don't mind a player being a little off it if they keep going and make sure they have an impact, it's the same reason I defend Ollie so much. In setup like ours we can afford to carry players at times so long as they're pressing, pulling defenders around and then making a difference when it really matters. It's the same reason why Buendia this year is so much better than he has been for us in the past because he's keeping his head better and making sure he keeps going and has an impact.
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Feels like we've evolved this season again, were better than we've ever been. We seem to have a game for any situation and the players can identify and implement when needed, they're all in the groove.
I know what you mean, it’s like we’ve rolled the last three seasons together and can combine a slow game with a quick burst of energy, to bossing the midfield and also pinging it long when necessary. At anytime in a game we can look like nicking a goal and we’re far more secure in defence.
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Special mention to the TV cameras. I feel i know Guimares family well enough to visit at Christmas the amount of times we looked at them . I think he was injured but i can’t be sure 🤔
Yeah, where were the shots of Ginny looking-on? No spotlight just cos he doesn't have kids. Feckin' anti-centering-your-own-life media cretins.
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With the injuries, being away at SJP and after an away game in Europe I didn't honestly expect much today, but we were superb. Played some lovely stuff at times but also stood up to their physicality too.
That win is absolutely massive for the title race / CL places, and there's no way Newcastle will catch us now.
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Youri’s injury is only a contact injury I think as he was moving okay after treatment. I think he’ll be okay against Brentford.
So just under 4 weeks?
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That was a fantastic performance. Watkins very poor in the first half but came good with his goal. Rogers average? Wow. Really? To a man, they worked really hard and fully deserved the win. Yes Martinez made two outstanding saves, but that's what he's there for. Two great goals, clean sheet, no more injuries collected. 9 points clear of 4th place. Cracking win.
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Youri’s injury is only a contact injury I think as he was moving okay after treatment. I think he’ll be okay against Brentford.
Can't see the league agreeing to postpone the Brentford game until July.
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Indeed we aren’t spurs.
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Absolutely fantastic. I am a very happy chap.
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Given the circumstances and our record there, the most pleasing result of the season.
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2 days and just over 18 hours actually. With a fair bit of travel in between.
Even mor impressive eamonn!
I didn't know you spoke Geordie.
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Given the circumstances and our record there, the most pleasing result of the season.
That and Chelsea away.
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Given the circumstances and our record there, the most pleasing result of the season.
and the manner of it
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Given the circumstances and our record there, the most pleasing result of the season.
and the manner of it
Yeah the performance here and on Thursday were very strong.
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Pfft I mean today was decent but better than not losing at Palace?
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Magnificent win and performance. What a couple of away games it’s been. Massive in the league to cement our a potential champions league place next season.
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Palace, Newcastle and Fenerbarche all away and all clean sheets. Not only has Emery solved the defensive situation from the last few seasons he's navigated our lack of reinforcements perfectly. The continuity and team spirit from years of playing together is working in our favour. I can't believe how good a team we are.
Others have better individuals but we have some team who know what to do and are drilled in what Emery wants. This lot are fast approaching my favourite Villa team ever. If we can secure a trophy then move over Little's 96 team.
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Remember the pathetic Geordie reaction when Mings went down with a season ending injury....
Exactly. And it's poignant that he came on for 20 minutes and was imperious. Well done Ty you bloody legend.
"Revenge is a dish best served cold"- The Godfather.
What a difference a week makes, everyone!
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Onana's going to be our most vital player between now and the season.
Really hope he can stay fit. I love him.
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Celebrating today. Today would’ve been my brothers 58th birthday. Passed too soon 16 months ago. Would’ve been so proud. I’m four Guinness down!
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Onana's going to be our most vital player between now and the season.
Really hope he can stay fit. I love him.
Me too. He’s a fantastic athlete, he’s ace to watch.
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Celebrating today. Today would’ve been my brothers 58th birthday. Passed too soon 16 months ago. Would’ve been so proud. I’m four Guinness down!
Great stuff.
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two wins from 2 horrible away games.
Cleans sheets.
Bloody hell - Unai, you're making me believe.
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Haha an old one but funny. Fuck off Matt Targett
https://x.com/villajg_/status/2015456642964283859?s=46
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I know it’s TS, but some recognition and credit given to us and Emery here.
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Haha an old one but funny. Fuck off Matt Targett
https://x.com/villajg_/status/2015456642964283859?s=46
That is really funny to be fair!
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Celebrating today. Today would’ve been my brothers 58th birthday. Passed too soon 16 months ago. Would’ve been so proud. I’m four Guinness down!
Sorry to hear about your brother. Lost my brother just before the start of the 10 game winning streak in 2019. Makes it very emotional when we get really good wins. UTV
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Phenomenal win, UTFV