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Aston Villa is on an 11-game winning run and has to be taken seriously as title contenders in the Premier League.
Aston Villa started the Premier League season with a five-match winless run and looked more like a potential relegation candidate than a title contender
Unai Emery insists that his Aston Villa side are not Premier League title contenders despite their record-equalling run of 11 straight wins. Villa came from behind to secure a 2-1 win at Chelsea on Saturday night to keep on the coattails of Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Chelsea had Aston Villa right where they wanted them, that was until Unai Emery's adjustments and brilliance from Ollie Watkins led the visitors to a 2-1 victory at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Make no mistake,
Arsenal return to Premier League action on Tuesday night with a fixture that has become increasingly uncomfortable in recent seasons, as Aston Villa arrive at the Emirates Stadium in buoyant mood and
Chelsea squandered a first-half lead to suffer a painful 2-1 defeat to third-place Aston Villa in the Premier League. The Blues had a half-time lead thanks to Reece James’s corner, which was heading directly into the net but was helped on its way by the faintest of touches off the leg of Joao Pedro.