This offended one or two of their fans and after beating Chelsea away - and extending their winning run to an incredible 11 in a row - they thought I should reconsider. ‌Now only three points behind Arsenal, I agree they are still in the hunt and are indeed a good enough team. ‌Villa were royally outclassed against Chelsea for 60 minutes until Unai Emery made a triple substitution, then they immediately outshone their hosts. As such, I still think they should be considered underdogs but with one major caveat. So yes, they are underdogs, but are they no-hopers after this brilliant run?

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2025 05:02 UTC