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yes, we had Pickford to thank for keeping us in front but overall I thought we controlled the game brilliantly in the second half, it wasn't backs to the wall and hanging on for dear life at all.

Villa aren't really title challengers but they're a very good side and this result was no fluke. As per the Forest game, Moyes worked it out brilliantly. This doesn't make all our problems go away or mean that he is above criticism, but it does help to give a more balanced picture after all the wailing and gnashing of teeth over the past couple of weeks.

Emery looked fucking livid afterwards, the interviewer repeating a stupid question about whether this was a surprising result probably not helping his mood as he slunk off back to his coffin for a post-match kip.