‘We needed it’: Emery, McGinn and Buendia react to Aston Villa win vs Tottenham
19.09.26, 17:35 Updated 19.09.26, 17:35
Michael Plant
Unai Emery admitted Aston Villa “needed” a first Premier League win of the season before the international break as his side have “struggled” in the opening weeks of the campaign.
It’s a blunt assessment few supporters will disagree with. Villa had picked up just a solitary point from the opening four Premier League matches and managed only one shot on target across the first three of those.
There have been recent signs of improvement, however, with cup victories over Club Brugge and Coventry City offering encouragement, yet a first three points of the season will feel particularly satisfying, and ease any tension around Bodymoor Heath during the three-week hiatus.
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Michael Plant Freelance reporter. Nearly a decade's experience in the media industry and a former Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool club correspondent. A Villa fan from birth, Michael was born in Birmingham but grew up in Belfast.