Unai Emery was stuffed with reward for “incredible” Youri Tielemans after the midfielder scored the one purpose of the sport Aston Villa beat Fulham to spice up their hopes of a top-five end within the Premier League.
The Belgian midfielder, who has began each league fixture for Emery’s aspect this season, headed dwelling John McGinn’s nook on 12-minutes for what proved to be the winner at Villa Park on Saturday.
Villa, now 20 video games unbeaten at dwelling, missed a bunch of possibilities within the second-half however held on to safe a win that strikes them degree on factors with Chelsea and Nottingham Forest and retains their ambition of successive seasons within the Champions League firmly alive.
Defeat for Fulham, in the meantime, dents their push for a European spot subsequent time period. Marco Silva’s males are at the moment in eighth, 9 factors adrift of Villa.
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Tielemans has been a key a part of Emery’s engine room this season, and the Villa boss was stuffed with reward for the midfielder.
“He’s actually doing incredible work. He’s very, very skilled,” Emery stated.
“The mentality he has, actually I admire within the highest degree we are able to obtain”
Assessing the potential of successive seasons in Europe’s elite membership competitors, Emery, who guided Villa to a spot within the final eight this season, downplayed the membership’s possibilities.
“We aren’t favourites and nonetheless aren’t,” Emery stated.
“After all profitable at present we’re near being in Europe. Our dream is to attempt to get Champions League and after the win at present we are able to have possibilities.
“It was very, crucial to win and at dwelling feeling assured, feeling sturdy.”
Villa are subsequent in motion after they journey to Bournemouth subsequent Saturday because the race for the highest 5 seems set to go all the way down to the wire.
