Chapter 177

The game was a success, but the score was not good.

To be honest, when the score reached 4-2, the balance of victory in this game had completely tilted to Aston Villa, who was playing at home.

During this period of time, the morale of Everton's players had obviously fallen to the bottom.

In addition, Aston Villa took the initiative to withdraw the front line and continued to set up an iron bucket formation.

This made Everton's offense see no hope at all.

In the end, the score of this game was fixed at 4-2.

Aston Villa defeated Everton and also won their three consecutive victories in the Premier League.

After this game, Villa still ranked second in the standings, but the gap with Manchester City, which ranked first, in terms of goal difference has been shortened to one goal.

That is to say, as long as Aston Villa wins the next game and guarantees to score two more goals than Manchester City, they will be able to become the leader of the Premier League standings!

In this battle tonight, the best player was still awarded to Xia Yuan.

One goal, plus an assist hat trick.

Xia Yuan proved his strength with his actual actions.

In the post-match interview, Everton coach Marco Silva encountered embarrassment from local reporters in Birmingham.

"Hello, Mr. Marco, I am a reporter from Birmingham Sports. Do you remember your remarks before the start of this game? Do you still think that Aston Villa's victory depends entirely on luck?"

When Marco Silva heard this question from the reporter, his originally gloomy face became even uglier.

"Well, I have nothing to say."

Marco Silva seemed to grit his teeth and responded: "Villa is the winner, they can naturally get the support of fans and the media, but I believe that if I and Everton are given another chance, the result will be completely different."

Obviously, Marco Silva does not want to admit that he is wrong.

But it doesn't matter anymore, because the result of this game has proved Marco Silva's failure.

After the game, less than an hour later, major media in England began to report the results of the game.

Sky Sports: "Aston Villa has won three consecutive games! The 17-year-old Chinese boy has once again become the key man. He scored four goals and helped the team beat Everton!"

Daily Mail: "The newly promoted team won again! They beat Everton 4:2 at home! The miracle of Villa continues!"

The Times: "Villa has won all three games! The newly promoted team is currently ranked second in the Premier League, and they are only one goal difference away from the leader Manchester City! In tonight's game against Everton, the 17-year-old Norwegian international was a killer. Xia Yuan's three sharp passes made Everton fans recognize this black-haired and yellow-skinned boy."

Guardian Sports: "Is the Premier League pattern going to change? Villa won their third victory of the new season under the leadership of a 17-year-old Norwegian Chinese boy! Their next opponent is Crystal Palace! Can Villa continue their hot form?"

Almost all sports newspapers emphasized Xia Yuan's performance.

In the English football online community, there are a lot of fans talking about Xia Yuan's performance.

"He is a genius! Although I am a Manchester United fan, I must admit that Xia Yuan and Villa can really break into the top four after the season ends!"

"I have been paying attention to this player for a long time. He has made 33 assists and 6 goals in a single season in the English Championship League. Even Lampard and Gerrard did not reach Xia Yuan's performance at the age of 17!"

"What a pity! Manchester City's crazy offer this summer did not bring Xia Yuan to the Etihad Stadium! I hope that after the season ends, Manchester City can introduce this talented star!"

"Who can tell me, Aston Villa Is the No. 33 player Asian or Norwegian? He is good enough to win the Ballon d'Or! "

"The person above, I am an Aston Villa fan. Xia Yuan is Norwegian, but of Chinese descent. He has played several European qualifiers for the Norwegian national team!"

"What a pity! It would be great if he was English! The England national team just needs a talented midfielder like Xia Yuan!"

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Xia Yuan himself doesn't care about the reports of fans and the media. In order to keep himself in shape, Xia Yuan even goes to bed early after returning to the villa after training. He doesn't

Give yourself time to have fun.

However, as a good friend of Xia Yuan, Jack Grealish is at the opposite extreme from Xia Yuan.

When Xia Yuan was training at the training ground, Jack Grealish was already partying in a nightclub, and when Xia Yuan was falling asleep, Grealish was still partying in a nightclub.

So, Grealish successfully missed the first training session the next day.

Coach Dean Smith is no longer surprised by this.

In the next game, Aston Villa's opponent is Crystal Palace.

In the last season, Crystal Palace ranked 12th in the Premier League. After the start of the new season, Crystal Palace first tied with Everton at home with 0-0, and then lost to Sheffield United away, but in the last game, Crystal Palace defeated the Red Devils Manchester United 2-1 away.

Currently, Crystal Palace ranks 10th in the Premier League.

Coach Dean Smith still dares not be careless about this game. He knows very well that there are no weak teams in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace was in average form in the first two games, but was able to beat Manchester United away in the third round, which is the best proof!

August 31.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

Crystal Palace's home stadium, Selhurst Park.

The battle between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa officially started. Crystal Palace coach Hodgson was very conservative. After the game started, he did not let his players attack Aston Villa, but chose to shrink and defend.

Obviously, the old coach was quite afraid of Villa's goal-scoring ability.

The shrinking and defensive tactics did play a certain role in the game.

In the first fifteen minutes after the opening, Aston Villa's offense did not threaten Crystal Palace's goal.

Even Aston Villa's striker did not complete a decent shot.

This gave the Crystal Palace players on the field an illusion. The Crystal Palace players gradually thought that Aston Villa's offense was just so-so, not as terrible as imagined.

So, in the 20th minute of the game, the Crystal Palace players at home began to take the initiative to attack.

Midfielder MacArthur's long pass directly found Zaha on the forward line!

As a well-known breakthrough player in the Premier League, Zaha really dealt a heavy blow to Villa's defense after receiving the ball.