The statistics behind Aston Villa’s impressive start to the season

Since Emery’s first game on November 1 last year, Villa rank fourth in the Premier League points table with 77 from 38 games – one match fewer than the other teams in the top five, and only two points behind third-ranked Liverpool.

They are third for this calendar year, when their 22 Premier League wins are a club record.

Villa Park has become a fortress, with 13 consecutive home league wins marking their longest run of the Premier League era – they last won 13 straight home top-flight games back in 1983.

They are also the league’s top scorers at home this season with 23 goals in six matches.

A high defensive line has played a role in Emery’s success, with Villa catching opponents offside 166 times since he took over.

That is a remarkable 75 more than any other Premier League team, with Liverpool at 93 in that time, and more than double Fulham’s third-placed total of 82.

While seven goals are enough to make Ollie Watkins their top league goalscorer this season, Douglas Luiz is just behind with five and of their nine different scorers, all bar Jacob Ramsey have netted more than once.

Latest Aston Villa odds

Coral have made Villa 2/1 to secure a top-four place and Champions League football next season, while they are 1/2 to finish in the top six.

A first top-flight title since 1981 can also be backed at 40/1 and an eighth FA Cup triumph is available at 20/1.

England striker Ollie Watkins has seven league goals for the season – half of the total of leader Erling Haaland – and is priced at 25/1 for the Golden Boot.

A third successive league win is 17/20 in the Bournemouth v Aston Villa odds while Watkins is 4/1 to score the first goal and 11/10 to net at any time.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication