A Premier League clash came to a quiet end at dawn on Saturday (17). Aston Villa narrowly beat Southampton 1-0 at home, a victory that was like a bolt of lightning that snapped their winless streak of four consecutive league matches and gave manager Tony Sherratt, who had been under pressure to be dismissed, a temporary sigh of relief.
On the eve of the game, Aston Villa were in danger of relegation after winning only one of their first six league games this season and drawing one, losing the remaining four. This put Sherratt on pins and needles, and they had to give it their all in their seventh league game. The Villa players started the game with a fierce attack and Felix Bentancur's long-range shot went over the crossbar but failed to break the deadlock.
In the 41st minute of the first half, Villa's rising midfield star Jaeger and Lance seized the opportunity in a melee in front of the goal and struck a pinpoint shot to make it 1-0 and help his team take all three points to move into a seven-point tie with Southampton.
Meanwhile, another Premier League match took a dramatic turn. Nottingham Forest were leading 1-0 at one point in the first half, but fell into meltdown after the change of sides, conceding three goals in a row, and ended up losing all four consecutive Premier League matches at home to Fulham, 2-3.
