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Villa stay calm amid title talk, says Emery

Villa are four points behind Arsenal

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery called for calm in any talk of his side winning the Premier League after they beat Newcastle.

Villa moved level on points with Manchester City after a fine win in the north east but Emery is refusing to be carried away.

He said: “Next week we are playing against Brentford at home. Last week we lost and last week, no-one asked me about contenders for the title.

𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝟎-𝟐 𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚

Villa claim their first league win at St. James' Park since April 2005.

Newcastle's 2.3 xG is their most in a Premier League match without scoring since a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace in September 2022. pic.twitter.com/dLyn5TcF6k

“We lost against Everton, ‘No, not now’; and we are winning today, ‘Yes now’.

“Okay, calm. Keep balance is the only objective I have in my mind, and the only way I know is work every day and if you are performing consistently, maybe you can better and maybe on day 35, we can speak differently.

“Of course, we are competing against Arsenal, we are competing against Manchester City, we are competing against Chelsea, we are competing against Liverpool, we are competing against Newcastle, against Tottenham…Wow, the power they have.

“But we are competing and we are there, We are getting points.”

🎯Most goals fr. OUTSIDE the box in 25/26 (UEFA's 'Top 5' leagues):

13⚽️: ASTON VILLA
11⚽️: Bournemouth
10⚽️: PSG
9⚽️: Marseille, Villarreal#AVFC pic.twitter.com/3tgB2WQP4f

Villa did face a blow with the news that midfielder John McGinn could face up to two months on the sidelines with a knee injury.

Emery said: “My experience with Aston Villa here last year was horrible.

“We are so, so happy, so proud of the work we did because after we lost against Everton, we needed to react like we did on Thursday. Firstly – it was very important on Thursday against Fenerbahce – and today.”

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• Aston Villa F.C.
• Newcastle United F.C.
• Unai Emery

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Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL.

Tom has been writing about football - and other sports - for almost 20 years. He has covered four summer Olympics and many, many, many football matches from the World Cup final to the bottom of the EFL.

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