Aston Villa came from behind to beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-1 on Saturday, with Morgan Rogers (ยฃ5.2m) producing his first attacking returns of the season.
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ROGERS FINALLY DELIVERS
Morgan Rogers has been one of Aston Villaโs standout performers this season, thriving in a No 10 role.
Up until Saturday, attacking returns had somehow eluded him, but he finally came alive in the second half against Wolves, serving up two assists and 10 points for his 16.4% ownership.
Rogers didnโt actually have a shot in Gameweek 5, but by creating two big chances, heโs now up to four for the season โ only Dwight McNeil (ยฃ5.4m) and Bukayo Saka (ยฃ10.0m) have more.
After a poor first half, Rogers and Villa really stepped up.
First, Ollie Watkins (ยฃ9.0m) equalised, scoring his third goal of the season, before Ezri Konsa (ยฃ4.5m) put the hosts ahead, converting Youri Tielemansโ (ยฃ5.5m) deep cross.
The home win was rounded off in injury time when Jhon Duran (ยฃ6.0m) tapped home.
Unai Emeryโs in-form side have now won four of their opening five Premier League games, with a trip to Ipswich Town up next.
DURAN STRIKES AGAIN
Jhon Duran inevitably caused problems for Wolves upon his introduction just after the hour mark.
After his late strike, heโs now scored four goals in five Premier League games this season, all of them as a substitute. Thatโs despite being on the pitch for just 162 minutes.
The Colombian may be finding it hard to displace Watkins in Villaโs starting XI, but heโs quickly becoming Emeryโs super-sub.
โGood impact again. We will need all the players in the matches we play in the next few weeks.โ โ Unai Emery on Jhon Duran
Duranโs impact off the bench was, of course, the highlight, but others impressed too, highlighting the new-found depth at Emeryโs disposal.
Ian Maatsen (ยฃ4.9m) and Leon Bailey (ยฃ6.4m) both came on at the start of the second half, dominating their respective flanks.
Ross Barkley (ยฃ5.3m) was excellent, too, adding control in the middle of the park.
Elsewhere, Diego Carlos (ยฃ4.5m) started in place of Lamare Bogarde (ยฃ4.0m), with Konsa subsequently shifting to right-back.
โIt was the worst first half Iโve played with Aston Villa here. I didnโt watch one match like the first half we played; it was very, very poor. We lost possession, we werenโt pressing them, we werenโt organised and we were very passive.
โIt was strange. Maybe we lost a little bit of the energy we had and we needed the second half to change our spirit, and we did it. We did it using some fresh players to add their qualities.โ โ Unai Emery
The squad will no doubt be needed in the coming weeks, particularly with John McGinn (5.4m) set to be unavailable due to a hamstring injury.
The Scotland international limped off just before half-time on Saturday and could potentially miss Gameweeks 6 and 7.
โIt is a hamstring injury. When we arrived here, he had a hamstring injury against Tottenham in January and today I think it is less than that injury. But he will be not available, I think, for a few weeks.โ โ Unai Emery on John McGinn
MOSQUERA INJURY
Gary OโNeil lost Yerson Mosquera (ยฃ4.0m) to injury at Villa Park on Saturday.
The defender was stretchered off in the second half and is set to undergo a scan amid fears of a serious knee injury.
โThereโs no real info, but it doesnโt look good at this moment. It was obviously a big blow for us in the game, firstly, and it would be a big blow for us to lose him for a significant amount of time in an area of the pitch that weโre already short in.
โHe was performing at a very high level for us in that area. Itโs not one we can afford to lose. Hopefully itโs not as bad as is feared, but itโs not looking good at this moment.โ โ Gary OโNeil on Yerson Mosquera
Wolves had been the better side in the first half and took the lead through Matheus Cunha (ยฃ6.5m), after he capitalised on Carlosโ sloppy pass.
However, they folded after the break.
It doesnโt get any easier either, with Liverpool and Manchester City in the next three Gameweeks.
Looking further ahead, the fixtures do at least improve, but not until Gameweek 9, perhaps 10:
