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This is what Wang Shuai said about the Southampton players.

It's just that Wang Shuai also knows that even if they are a group of madmen, they are also a group of admirable madmen.

It's not like Villa haven't lost to a weak team, in fact it happened twice in the Championship last season. But on two occasions, one was when Wang Shuai had a conflict with the then head coach Reif and did not play, and the other was when Villa had won the championship ahead of schedule at the end of the season, Wang Shuai arranged the game as a tactical training session and lost the game.

But now, at a time when the title race is extremely severe, Villa have lost to a team that is not as good as their own, which is really the first time in history.

This reminded Wang Shuai of his first season at Youzhou Institute of Technology, the FA Cup match with Yangcheng Hengyuan, when Wang Shuai fought to a coma in order to win, and finally due to the huge gap between the two teams, he was defeated by Hengyuan.

But Southampton, especially Southampton in recent years, is not a weak team like Youzhou Polytechnic at the beginning. They have been in the top 10 of the Premier League for four years in a row, and although they have not managed to squeeze into the European qualification zone once, such a ranking is enough to show their quality.

And in this game, there is no big difference in the strength of the two teams, the whole Southampton team is desperately fighting for victory, while Villa's side is just playing normally, and even because of the good situation in the championship situation and a little taken lightly, it is not surprising that Villa lost the game.

In any case, when the situation of the Premier League championship this year was becoming clearer, there was suddenly such an upset game, which surprised everyone and made the situation of the championship confusing again.

In the other two games played at the same time, Liverpool beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 and Manchester City swept Everton 4-0. As a result, the Reds are once again at the top of the table, with Villa one point behind and Manchester City six points behind in third. These three teams are also the only teams left that have the potential to win the championship.

In addition to the championship, the competition for other places is also extremely fierce.

First of all, the last Champions League ticket, Manchester United drew 2-2 away at Newcastle, and Chelsea beat West Ham United 4-1 away, which caused Manchester United to fall to fifth place, and Chelsea successfully overtook fourth and got the initiative to enter next season's Champions League.

Tottenham are currently five points behind Chelsea and have little hope of winning next season's Champions League, but at the same time leaving the teams behind them far behind, so it is fair to say that the remaining two games are irrelevant for Tottenham as they have already secured qualification for next season's Europa League group stage.

Then there's the battle for seventh place in the league. Leicester City, which drew with Villa and Liverpool successively, dropped the chain at a critical moment, lost 0:1 away to Bournemouth, and the seventh place that was originally firmly held was also taken away by Arsenal. Southampton, who beat Aston Villa in this game, are three points behind Arsenal and currently sit in ninth place, and there is still a lot of hope of qualifying for next season's Europa League.

After that, from Newcastle in 10th place to Stoke City in 15th, these six teams have no hope of qualifying for European competition, and at the same time, they are also worried about relegation, and it can be said that for them, the season has ended early.

In the relegation zone, Hull City lost 0:1 to Stoke City, with only two rounds of league games remaining, 9 points behind fourth-from-bottom Swansea, last season's "strong team nemesis", becoming the first team to confirm relegation this season.

In the other two games, second-to-last Burnley lost 2-1 to Swansea, while third-to-last Watford also lost 1-2 to fifth-placed Brighton. After these two games, Brighton have 28 points, Swansea 25, Watford 24 and Burnley 20. In such a situation, Burnley's relegation has been basically confirmed, and Brighton can be relegated as long as they receive one more draw, which can be described as a good situation. Only Swansea and Watford are the focal points of the relegation zone.

Looking at the Premier League, with two rounds remaining, two-thirds of the teams are still struggling for their respective positions. And with so many focus battles, what everyone cares about most must be the ownership of the champion.

Although Liverpool are currently one point ahead of Villa, the Reds will travel to third-placed Manchester City in the next round of the league. Although there is only a theoretical possibility for Manchester City to win the title, it is clear that they cannot give up now.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa, who lost to Southampton in an upset, won't fall twice in the same place. Facing West Ham United and Swansea City in the final two league games, Villa will never make the same mistakes as before, and it is fair to say that for the last six points, Villa will be aiming to win.

In this way, the next round of Manchester City and Liverpool will become the most critical game that affects the championship situation.

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On May 13, at Villa Park, Villa host West Ham United.

With the lesson of the last time, the whole team of Villa also tensed their nerves, and Wang Shuai had only one requirement for them, to play West Ham United as a strong team like Liverpool.

With such an attitude in the game, this game can be described as an easy one for Villa.

5:1, Villa won easily.

However, despite Villa's big victory, the home fans and crowds rarely pay attention to the game in front of them, as they are all watching another big matchup, which is the match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the same time.

They know that if Liverpool win this game, then Villa's hopes of winning the title will become slim, because Liverpool's opponent in the final round is really not a strong team, and Liverpool really have no difficulty winning the game.

Therefore, when Villa's side sealed the victory early, the audience was not excited, because on the other field, until the 80th minute of the game, Liverpool still led 3:2.

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Since the game has entered garbage time, Villa's side is no longer attacking, but constantly backing in the middle and back, and the referee is also hoping that the time will pass early, so that he can end this "boring" game.

But then, the audience began to erupt in uneven cheers, which made the players and referees on the field stunned.

It didn't take long for them to understand why.

Villa's assistant coach, Reif, rushed to the sidelines excitedly and shouted:

"It's flat! Flat! Manchester City equalised in stoppage time! Manchester City and Liverpool are tied! ”