Sunderland vs Aston Villa: Emery's Crisis vs Newcomer Euphoria
Sunday, September 22, 2025 The Stadium of Light will host a clash between a confident newcomer and a team in crisis. Sunderland can achieve a historic series of three home wins, while Aston Villa desperately seeks their first points and goals of the season under pressure on Unai Emery. Villa's Goalless Crisis Aston Villa faces the worst offensive crisis in recent history - they haven't scored or earned a point in the Premier League yet. They risk becoming only the third team in top-flight history to fail to score in their first five league games after Ipswich Town (1970-71) and Crystal Palace (2017-18). The current series of five league games without a goal is the second-longest in club history - only a six-game streak between December 2014 and February 2015 was longer. Harvey Elliott finally broke the goal drought in the EFL Cup against Brentford in a 1-1 draw. Villa's expected goals of 3.07 are second-worst in the league behind Wolves (2.63), revealing systemic pr...