Aston Villa defeated Chelsea 2:1 in the 18th round of the English Premier League, thus matching the club record for consecutive wins in all competitions — the Birmingham team now has 11.
The "villains" achieved this in 1897 and 1914.
This streak for Unai Emery's team began in the 4th round of the group stage of the Europa League with a victory over Maccabi (2:0), after which the "villains" crushed Bournemouth (4:0) and defeated Leeds United (2:1). Then, the Birmingham team succeeded in their match against Young Boys (2:1) in the Europa League, after which they won against Wolverhampton (1:0), Brighton & Hove Albion (4:3), and Arsenal (2:1) in the English Premier League. After that, the "villains" overcame Basel (2:1) in the Europa League, and in the EPL, they achieved positive results against West Ham United (3:2) and Manchester United (2:1). Now, this streak has been extended with a victory over the "Blues".
In their next match, Aston Villa will face Arsenal away on December 30 in the 19th round of the EPL.
Currently, Aston Villa is in third place in the EPL table with 39 points. In the overall table of the Europa League, the team is also in third place with 15 points.
