Unai Emery was annoyed his Aston Villa aspect couldn’t spherical off a powerful yr with a win as they drew 2-2 with Brighton within the Premier League.
Targets from Ollie Watkins and Morgan Rogers appeared to have given Villa a comeback win following Simon Adingra’s opener.
However Tariq Lamptey’s effort 10 minutes earlier than the tip earned the Seagulls a degree, with Villa remaining ninth within the desk, two factors away from their opponents.
Emery felt their efficiency warranted extra, nevertheless, telling Sky Sports activities: “We performed a really unbelievable match roughly.
“Solely the primary 20 minutes we began decrease than we had been planning and we conceded one objective. We reacted and got here again with 2-1.
“I’ve to just accept it however I’m somewhat bit annoyed with it. The desk may be very tight however we’re within the race for the second a part of the season.”
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The Spaniard knew his aspect’s slender lead was at all times a harmful one after they did not convert their dominance right into a extra comfy benefit.
He mentioned: “The result’s in danger whenever you rating one objective.
“We created some attacking third actions and the nook we had with Watkins was perhaps the important thing second to win the match.”
Regardless of his disappointment, Emery nonetheless needed to acknowledge the enormity of a yr wherein Villa certified for the Champions League, with wins over sides together with Bayern Munich already placing them in an amazing place to progress to the knockout levels early subsequent yr.
“We have now to be pleased with the yr,” mentioned Emery.
“We have now to attempt to settle for it and be pleased with the outcomes we had in 2024. Pleased New 12 months to all people.”
Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler, in the meantime, thought his aspect had been greater than deserving of their equaliser and will have had extra from the sport, as their winless run stretched to seven matches.
“We deserved to make the equaliser after which had extra probabilities to attain the profitable objective”, Hurzeler advised Sky Sports activities.
“It’s a disappointing feeling as a result of we may have gotten extra. We have now to speculate loads and I’m certain the luck will come again.”