I'm going to be honest and say that Villa should have been good for a point. Benteke is a machine in the air. They were as dominant in the second half as we were in the first. It got physical, yes, but that was just how much they wanted it. A touch of class from Cabaye was enough in the end. We just hung on by putting the big lads on.
Was it comfortable to watch? No. Did we need those 3 points? Oh yes.
Aston Villa *
Canceled
Abandoned
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