Aston Villa’s Jamaican striker #31 Leon Bailey celebrates with Aston Villa’s Belgian midfielder #08 Youri Tielemans after scoring their fourth goal during the English Premier League football match between Aston Villa and West Ham United at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England on October 22, 2023. Unai Emery urged Aston Villa to chase their dreams this season after thrashing West Ham 4-1 on Sunday to close within two points of the top of the Premier League.
“One of our dreams is to be with the top seven teams and to do something in Europe,” said Emery, whose side are in the Europa Conference League this season. Jarrod Bowen reduced West Ham’s arrears just five minutes later when his shot spun off Pau Torres into the far corner for his 100th career goal. “The players are good players but as you can see, if this is the level we need to reach, then we need to improve greatly.”