Losing the best player, January's Marquis signs the end of the season injury? Facing a sleek attack suit from Bournemouth? Unai Emery is fine.
It's a classic Emery show, Rubber Stamp's position as one of the best managers you want at the end of the season. This is a tactical masterclass.
Villa's frontline was slapped with damage to Marcus Rashford - more recently, as well as Youri Tielemans. The Belgians had the key to unlock the defense project, so Emery closed the store.
The victory at Bournemouth saw Villa record their lowest number of possessions in a game in two years. They also made it a stop-off game to deny any process of Cherry - a game that saw 21 cards in two games, the most in a campaign in Premier League history.
No wonder Bournemouth only generates 1.1 value expected goals in the course of both games - by far the lowest level they manage for any team this semester.
In the battle of the Basque manager, Emery once again crossed Andoni Iraola. Villa is looking for two big "cup finals" of the Champions League football match, hoping Emery will continue to deliver.
Sam Blitz
Mats Wieffer endured one of the most embarrassing moments of his Brighton career in the October reverse match against Wolves, surrendering ownership in five stages, just seeing Matheus Cunha rise on the other end and score equally.
This is all kinds of revenge. It was Wieffer who was pressing for winning the foul before he fouled from the forward, winning the penalty kick from Danny Welbeck to the front to remove Brighton. The Seagulls continued to win 2-0 - maintaining this advantage this time.
Wieffer made nine tackles in the game, more than anyone on the court, and three times as good as his Brighton teammates. The Dutchman is a natural midfielder but has a great performance in the right-back. Now there are better memories of fighting against the wolf.
Adam Bate
Christian Norgaard told Sky movement This week, Bryan Mbeumo may leave Brentford in the summer, a rumor about the 25-year-old's future.
The performance of Mbeumo without underestimation: 18 goals and 8 assists for the sport – the latest winner of Kevin Schade in Ipswich – tells the story of the value of mbeumo to the Bees.
But in the same breath, Brentford is the only player with three players to score double-digit goals. Schade's header was the German's 11th goal, while Yoane Wissa matched Mbeumo's return with the league's 18th place.
Their collective output answers the question of whether they can replace the influence of late striker Ivan Toney. When asked about his frontline, Brentford boss Thomas Frank said: "We always create shooters."
Mbeumo's departure will leave huge shoes to fill, but based on current evidence, Brentford can fill their fill, both from the current team and rely on their fruitful recruitment.
William Bitibiri
This is not the reward Erling Haaland hopes for. The forward is starting for the first time since March 30 at St Mary's Stadium, but only 17 contacts were allowed throughout the afternoon, five of which arrived in the first half.
City struggled to create anything against anything in Southampton, but there was really new momentum when Omar Marmoush stepped onto the court in the 84th minute.
Marmoush doubled Haaland’s expected target value for a small portion of the afternoon and now put more pressure on the final game against Bournemouth and Fulham this season to ask a serious question.
Manchester City is unable to finish the top five in the competition.
Start quickly, score early, and then explode - for Fulham to Everton, it's the same old story.
Their Europe hopes to rag if they fail to take advantage of another lead. Fulham is now down 28 points from his winning position this season, a Premier League match against Southampton.
Marco Silva noted that his team scored 18 points when they were behind, but they were unable to finish the team or win ugly results.
Fulham let Everton rejoin the game before halftime, despite dominating the first 30 minutes. They lack control and resilience when their high rhythms start to disappear. In the second half, it was similar because they gave Everton three minutes twice.
If Fulham is going to have any serious European football ambitions next season, they have to find a way to manage the game more effectively. The glitter of glory and early advantage has little courage to keep control and see the results.
Silva has done a great job of rebuilding Fulham in the Premier League and will be seen as another overdance this season, although that is defined by possible.
David Richardson
Bournemouth is winning the record season with Andoni Iraola, and they are an exciting team in the record-breaking season. They were bold and brave when they were allowed. However, there are clear signs of their performance metrics that they are breaking into the run-in, especially at home.
Bournemouth has won only one of the last seven Premier League home games, and the basic figures are also with it in terms of decline. The team found a blueprint to stop the Eraola ball by limiting Bournemouth Love’s creation and allowing them to have more balls to limit Bournemouth Love’s huge mistakes. This is the area where Iraola needs to develop his team, and it's a performance against Aston Villa.
They need to better utilize open defense opportunities to create opportunities. The squad is full of many powerful fast players, but there is not much cunning and football intelligence in the front area. The player's profile should be the top spot on their summer shopping list.
Lewis Jones