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Aston Villa are starting to show defensive structure alongside their attacking output. Uefa

'Slowly grinding towards cohesion': Newcastle win shows further signs of Aston Villa evolution

Unai Emery will be thrilled with the defensive solidity shown at St James' Park, where Villa emerged from with a 1-0 win on Saturday.

18.10.26, 12:00 Updated 18.10.26, 10:00

Surely, it can’t be happening again?

After four wins from five, Aston Villa fans may be witnessing the most remarkable repeat imaginable.

Like 12 months ago, when Villa started the campaign slowly and responded with 17 wins in 19 matches, Unai Emery’s side are once again on the march.

Very quickly, the morale-sapping defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and Nottingham Forest seem so long time ago.

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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.

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