In the fifth round of the new Premier League, Aston Villa completed a big reversal at home, facing a one-goal deficit, relying on Watkins, Konsa, and Duran's joint goal, and finally defeated Wolves 3-1, two consecutive rounds of league turnover, with 12 points, jumping to third place with one more round, and tying the defending champion Manchester City.
In the last round of the league, Villa faced Everton at home, who fell to the bottom, but faced a desperate situation of falling behind 0-2, and then scored three goals in a row to complete a magical reversal of 3-2, and also gave Everton the first time in the history of the team to start the game with a record of four consecutive defeats.
In this round, Villa continued to sit at home to face the challenge of Wolves, and Unai Emery's side conceded another goal.
In the 25th minute, Mateus Cunha made a steal and scored from distance to give Wolves a 1-0 lead.
Faced with a backward situation, Villa fought back frantically, but the long-term attack was repeatedly blocked, mainly due to the inability of the strikers to attack with the ball, the lack of time to effectively control the ball, and the problems with the ball at the central defenders. It wasn't until the 70th minute of the second half that Villa's attack gradually picked up.
In the 73rd minute, Morgan Rodgers provided an assist and Watkins picked up the net to give Villa a 1-1 equaliser.
In the 88th minute, Tielemans sent a cross to assist, Konsa outflanked the goal at the back post, and Villa completed the comeback 2-1.
In the 94th minute, Morgan Rodgers crossed in front of the goal and assisted Duran to push the empty goal, and Villa sealed the victory 3-1.
In just 21 minutes, Villa scored three goals in a row to finally reverse Wolves 3-1, reaching 12 points and temporarily jumping to third place in the standings.
As the coach, Unai Emery, seeing Villa's consecutive goals at the last moment, was also out of control, and he waved his fists and roared many times on the sidelines to celebrate, and carnivaled with the fans at the scene.
The 52-year-old Emery, who has coached many teams, only Arsenal and Villa in the Premier League, led Villa to 4 wins and 1 loss in 5 rounds in the new season with 12 points, which is also the best start record for coaching a Premier League team, the previous record was 2018-19 (coaching Arsenal) and 2023-24 (coaching Villa), both of which were 3-2.
After Emery's continuous adjustment, this Villa team has now jumped to the top of the middle and upper reaches of the Premier League, and is becoming more and more adept at playing against the wind, which is very helpful for the team to impact better results.