A coat was launched into the Villa Park sky. Unai Emery’s coat, to be precise. His team are flying, too. Emery is taking Aston Villa to stratospheric heights and it felt fitting that Morgan Rogers got the goal that prompted the Spaniard to propel his padded jacket upwards. “My adrenaline,” said Emery, whose celebration looked more angry than joyous but Villa have plenty to enjoy.
A seventh consecutive league win, their best run in 36 years, came courtesy of the increasingly remarkable Rogers. The title challenge no one saw coming is gathering speed. “After a poor start we can feel happy,” said Emery. In the bottom three at the autumn equinox, Villa end the shortest day of the year in the top three.
