In their last two games, Aston Villa earned back-to-back massive upset victories over Arsenal and Manchester City. Leon Bailey and John McGinn’s goals in their respective 1-0 victories have opened up the title race and the top four challenge for the Villans.

With 35 points, Villa is now two points ahead of the defending champions, City, in the Premier League standings. With four games remaining till the end of 2023, Bettingexpert has made predictions on how their performance in the new year will affect their ultimate standing.

A supercomputer technique has been used to project Villa’s position in relation to their nearest competitors and anticipate the Premier League standings. Examine the table that follows.

Journalist makes Aston Villa comparison to Leicester title-winning season

Comparisons between Aston Villa and Leicester’s 2015/16 title-winning season now starting to be made.

Aston Villa could become the next Premier League side to emulate Leicester City’s surprise 2015/16 title win, with journalist Neil Moxley praising the balance Unai Emery has brought to the West Midlands outfit.

After winning two straight games at Villa Park this past week, Emery’s team is rapidly climbing the Premier League standings. They have defeated both Manchester City and Arsenal. In addition to being an incredible accomplishment in and of itself, some are now projecting Aston Villa to fight for the championship for the remainder of the season.

Although it might sound like a pipe dream, Moxley thinks Aston Villa can learn from Leicester’s 2015–16 championship run and emulate the Foxes’ achievements this time around.

Aston Villa title charge officially on after Arsenal win

There’s never been a better moment to be an Aston Villa fan than it is at the moment. The Villa Park team is aiming for a top-four finish this season, and there are growing indications that they could even be able to contend for the championship after starting the previous season as relegation candidates and qualifying for Europe.

At least in part, Unai Emery’s efforts are responsible for the improvement in form. After suffering setbacks while playing for fellow Premier League team Arsenal, Emery settled comfortably at Aston Villa, where he even motivated his team to defeat his former employers this past weekend.

Emery claims that the victory has elevated Aston Villa to the status of title contenders, something he had previously downplayed. Following the close 1-0 victory, Emery spoke with media and said:

“We’re in.” It is [the race with the title]. However, I can talk more about it. We can be content, ecstatic, and driven to achieve [the title] (via talkSPORT).”

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