The upgraded Aston Villa have shown excellent form under new manager Unai Emery, who recently won a hard-fought FA Cup with a strong performance.
However, they were unable to sustain that momentum against promotion rivals Sheffield United this weekend, and despite the pressure of long-term fatigue and injury problems, Villa withstood the test and stubbornly held on to a point.
Villa's ferocious first-half attack almost made Sheffield United overwhelmed, but the favour was wiped out by two controversial handballs that were denied penalties in the first two games, with the only goal ruled fouled by the referee.
After Sheffield United made tactical changes, they showed increased fighting spirit in the second half, firing five times and scoring a winning goal.
Although the game tended to heat up in the final moments, Villa and Arsenal were level on points and did not continue to extend their lead.
After the game, they are third on goal difference with nine points, behind Arsenal at the top of the table and Liverpool with 10 points.
For Villa, the result stung the team's desire to win.
However, no matter what challenges they faced, they gave their all and fought to defend their honor and honor.
Looking back at the first 17 rounds, Villa have only won 4 so far, but have experienced 7 defeats, and the situation is dangerous.
At the end of this round, the entire Villa hierarchy understood that the most urgent thing to do now was to improve the team's overall performance and try to adapt to the new look of the club.
Although they failed to win against a tired enemy and could not rise to the top of the leaderboard, they have already shown good fighting ability by beating the likes of Celtic and Aberdeen in a record.
Compared with many of the favourites for promotion, Villa started late, but the season is not yet halfway through, and now they are still worried about the success of the big business? The addition of strong reinforcements such as Van Dijk, Alli and Rodri has brought Villa's overall strength to a new level.
Villa will continue to work hard to strengthen the team, leaving Liverpool and Arsenal behind and spreading their wings in the Premier League.