Aston Villa sent Newcastle down once, and now they’ve helped Newcastle to a championship by digging in a man down to claw back a well-deserved 1-1 draw against league-leading Brighton and Hove Albion. Maybe it will smooth over some of the rancor with the barcodes. But where’s the fun in that?
A happy day at Villa Park, Sunday, as Villa, and Gabby yet again, put one over on Small Health Alliance, giving the supporters a measure of satisfaction and joy you can’t really get from any other single fixture.
Seven wins in nine, followed by consecutive 3-1 defeats. What are we supposed to make of that?
Dreams come and then they go. Whether promotion this season was a good or even reasonable dream to have, it looks to have all but faded away Saturday afternoon when Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Burton Albion.
We’re sort of getting used to winning, but there’s no real consensus about the team or its prospects even as a playoff spot and the possibility of promotion remain in reach. And even though we’re getting used to winning, we’re not quite sure how it’s happening. Is it solely down to Jonathon Kodjia and a bit of luck at the back?
