Villa had suffered a shockingly bad start to their Premier League campaign, with a 5-1 hammering at Newcastle. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LONDON – A “hurting” Aston Villa claimed their first three points of the Premier League season as John McGinn, Douglas Luiz, Leon Bailey and Jhon Duran scored to secure an emphatic 4-0 home win over Everton on Sunday.
Unai Emery’s side, hammered 5-1 at Newcastle United on the opening weekend, scored two goals in each half to bounce back from that defeat and pile pressure on Everton, who have lost their first two games.
“We were hungry. We were upset from last week, we were hurting.