Watkins double sets up Villa comeback win against Brighton

There's something about Unai Emery and comebacks. The Aston Villa manager believes that he became a better coach after witnessing his Paris Saint-Germain side surrender a four-goal deficit against Barcelona in 2017 in the Champions League game that became known as La Remontada.

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This time, however, it was the Spaniard who had the last laugh as Villa hit back with two goals for Ollie Watkins on his recall to the side before Amadou Onana and Donyell Malen condemned Brighton to their first home defeat of the season.

Fabian Hürzeler had talked up his side's chances after three wins in their previous four matches. But having raced into a two-goal lead thanks to Jan Paul van Hecke's controversial opener and an own goal from Pau Torres, his side showed they remain very naive at the back despite their captain, Lewis Dunk, making his 500th appearance for the club.

Hürzeler was still a promising youth player at Bayern Munich when Dunk made his first in League One against Port Vale in 2010 and has taken time to properly establish himself on the south coast. The same cannot be said for Emery, who seemed in despair when his side found themselves 2-0 down but jumped for joy when Malen scrambled home the fourth goal. Villa are now unbeaten in six matches in all competitions and look like real contenders to qualify for the Champions League again.