Watford will be the second of the three newly promoted teams that Villa have faced this season, after Eddie Howe’s Bournemouth were beaten 1-0 on the opening day, with Rudy Gestede’s header giving the Villans all three points. They have also equalled the divisional record of the lowest number of points from the first 14 games, and no team have avoided relegation with five points at this stage of the campaign. They have lost 10 times in that sequence and are thus winless at Villa Park in six league matches (D2).
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And, to add salt to the wounds, former captain and the biggest snake of all Fabian Delph scored for Manchester City on Saturday.
The Nigerian worldwide netted the opener of the Hornets’ 3-2 victory over Aston Villa which was his eighth of the season while Deeney headed home the visitors’ decisive third. Now I am within the club – and it is my responsibility to find some solutions quickly because we need them. Jordan Veretout floated in the free-kick and Richards climbed above Craig Cathcart to send a looping header beyond the reach of Gomes to put Villa level. Villa play well against good teams, like Man City, and play badly against poor teams, like Watford.
“Yes probably, we will”, Garde said when asked about dipping into the market in January.
The eight minute delay served to kill the little bit of momentum that Villa had been building and Watford were back in front nearly immediately after the restart.
Watford took full advantage of Aston Villa’s hapless defending to take all three points in an entertaining game at Villa Park.
Remi Garde’s side started brightly and Ayew’s shot from the right side of the area was blocked by Heurelho Gomes following a positive driving run and through ball from Richards.
“We know we have to score goals, which we haven’t in the last two games and you aren’t going to win games when that happens”.
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Villa, though, fell behind once again in the 68th minute when Hutton poked a Deeney throughball, meant for Ighalo, past his own keeper.
