The rain teemed down but all Aston Villa could see were clear blue skies. Unai Emery’s free-scoring team equalled the club’s post-war record of winning here for the 13th league game in a row, matching the run set by the European Cup-winning team in 1983, and even as Antonee Robinson inadvertently played a role in all four goals to leave Fulham two places above the relegation zone, Villa moved to within two points of second place in the Premier League.
Robinson’s own goal plus efforts from John McGinn and Ollie Watkins took Villa to 29 goals – ahead of Manchester City before the champions’ game with Chelsea – and means they have won 22 games in this calendar year, equalling another club record, set in 1998. Next up here? Only Manchester City, on a Wednesday night next month.
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