18/05/2025

SPORTS 14 ON SUNDAY MAY 18, 2025 ASTON VILLA bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League as they beat Tottenham 2-0 to climb into fifth place in the Premier League yesterday. Unai Emery’s side had no margin for error at Villa Park as the race for top five places approaches a dramatic conclusion. Second-half goals from Ezri Konsa and Boubacar Kamara ensured Villa’s battle to play in Europe’s elite club competition will go down to the last day of the season. Fourth-placed Chelsea’s 1-0 victory over Manchester United on Friday means Villa still

Villa sink Spurs to bolster Euro bid

“We were consistent, demanding and when we scored the first goal, they gave up. We needed to manage the 90 minutes and we worked it well. “We are in a good moment. We are being demanding. We can get Champions League – fantastic.” Tottenham were far more concerned with their own route into the Champions League – winning the Europa League final against Manchester United in Bilbao on Thursday (3am). Languishing in 17th place after their 21st league defeat

troubled team are set for their worst finish since being relegated from the top-flight in 1976-77. Tottenham are without a win in their last six league matches, losing five times in that dismal streak. Already without injured trio Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall for the final, Postecoglou rested a host of key players includ ing Dominic Solanke, Cristian Romero and Rodrigo Bentancur. Postecoglou had admitted Tottenham couldn’t afford any more fitness problems, but his understudies succumbed to the latest lacklustre loss in a woeful season that could end in the Australian’s sacking regardless of the result against United. – AFP

need sixth-placed Manchester City – one point behind Emery’s men – to lose against Bournemouth in their game in hand on Wednesday (3am Malaysian time) to be in control of their own destiny. Villa have won five of their last six games and one more victory at Manchester United on May 25 – plus a City loss in one of their remaining two matches – would seal their target of finishing in the top five. “We won and we are on a run but still have work to do. We have to ready.

We have a chance to play in the Champions League,” Emery said.

this term, Ange Postecoglou’s

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Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella celebrates at the end of the match against Manchester United. – AFPPIC

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Right on the Marc CHELSEA ensured that qualification for the Champions League remains in their own hands as Marc Cucurella’s winner beat Manchester United 1-0 to climb to fourth in the Premier League. United are gearing up for next week’s Europa League final against Tottenham but ran the Blues close as Ruben Amorim named a stronger line up than expected. However, the Red Devils ultimately slipped to an 18th League defeat of the season and remain 16th in the table. Chelsea and Aston Villa, who beat Spurs 2-0 in Friday’s other Premier League match, both leapfrog Manchester City into the top five. Chelsea will be assured of a return to Europe’s top competition after a two-year absence should they beat Nottingham Forest on the final day of the season. And they could also end the campaign with a trophy as they face Real Betis in the Europa Conference League final on May 28. “Now only two games left to achieve something special,” said Cucurella. “Today is a moment to enjoy because we work all season for these moments so now we have ambitions to achieve these things.” United’s miserable season can only be saved by victory in Bilbao in four days’ time but Amorim resisted the temptation to rest his key men at Stamford Bridge. “Today was a really good game to prepare the final,” said Amorim. “Almost 10 days without playing for me would be a mistake. “It was a good thing for them to play, to feel that they can do it. We can

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control the game, we can have possession, we can push the opponent. “But in the end, in this club and any club you need to win and we are not winning.” Chelsea were without a recognised striker due to Nicolas Jackson’s suspension and the continued absence due to injury of Christopher Nkunku. Teenager Tyrique George, a natural winger, was forced to lead the line up front and the Blues’ lack of a focal point saw them easily snuffed out. United’s bright start was nearly rewarded when Harry Maguire fired in Bruno Fernandes’ inviting cross only for a VAR review to show the centreback had strayed centimetres offside. Chelsea’s best effort before half time saw Reece James’ long-range effort come back off the post. United started strongly again in the second period but failed to make it count as Mason Mount fired wide on his return to Stamford Bridge, before Fernandes blasted over. On the hour mark a VAR review came to the visitors’ aid when referee Chris Kavanagh initially pointed to the penalty spot after a challenge between George and Andre Onana. However, replays showed the goalkeeper clearly played the ball and the spot-kick was overturned. With Chelsea’s forward players lacking inspiration, the match-winning moment was created and converted by their full-backs 20 minutes from time. James turned nearly on the edge of the box and clipped in a cross that Cucurella met perfectly to head in his seventh goal of the season. – AFP

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