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EPL: Why we beat Chelsea 1-0 — Aston Villa coach Unai Emery

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1 year ago

September 25, 2023

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has suggested that his team defeated Chelsea 1-0 in Sunday’s Premier League tie because his players were very competitive and good defensively against the hosts.

Gatekeeper reports that Ollie Watkins scored the only goal of the encounter against Chelsea in the second half.

Malo Gusto did receive a red card during the encounter at Stamford Bridge.

Speaking at his post-match press conference after the game, Emery said: “To win here is not easy and if the match was going differently, we could have lost as well but I am happy because we were very competitive and good defensively.”

He added: “He [Watkins] works hard every day, he practises with his teammates and his commitment is amazing. We will need his goals, like today. Emiliano Martinez played very well.”

The win over Chelsea means Aston Villa are now in sixth place with 12 points from six matches.

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EPL: Can’t cry about it — Arteta on Arsenal’s 1-1 draw at Fulham

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5 days ago

December 8, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has said they cannot “cry about” the 1-1 draw at Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Arteta, however, insisted his team deserved to take all three points.

Raul Jimenez opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half before William Saliba levelled in the 52nd minute.

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: “Gutted that we didn’t win it. We fully deserved to win it. That’s the quality of the opposition, so you cannot cry about it. We generated all the chances but it’s so difficult to attack.”

Arsenal had 70 per cent possession and VAR denied Bukayo Saka what would have been a late winner.

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EPL: ‘We started badly’ – Amorim on Man Utd’s 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

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6 days ago

December 7, 2024

Seyi Babalola

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted his team did not do enough to beat Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday.

The Red Devils suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time under Amorim, losing 3-2 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

Goals from Nikola Milenkovic, Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood moved Forest up to fifth place, with Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes getting on the scoresheet for United.

The result leaves United in 13th place, 10 points above relegation places.

Amorim, speaking with BBC Sport, said: “Tough game. We started really bad. The first play we suffered a goal and then it’s hard to try to fight. We then controlled the game and had a lot of situations.

“We improved the movement in the last third. We managed to draw the game and then, at halftime, we were ready to go for the win and then started really bad. Two goals. Then we tried a lot of things with not a lot of quality.

“We didn’t have many situations to score. Tough game in a tough moment but we have to continue the job.”