The improvement of Aston Villa with the arrival to their bench of the Spanish Unai Emery was evident in London, in the field of Tottenham, whom they beat (0-2) with goals from the Argentine Emiliano Buendía and the Brazilian Douglas Luiz and who left outside the Champions League zone.
Antonio Conte's team has lost its income since it resumed competition after the World Cup. He was saved from defeat against Brentford, against whom he could only achieve a draw. And now he left empty surpassed by Aston Villa.
The London team displaced by Manchester United, now fourth in the table, is outside the Champions League. Tottenham is fifth, two points behind the Red Devils.
The London box does not improve, which despite its initial dominance fell apart at the slightest setback. He was able to take advantage in the first half but Aston Villa, tidy, kept up the pace despite the local push.
Neither has Chelsea started the year in the best way, which did not go beyond a draw in their visit to recently promoted Nottingham Forest. Potter's men took the lead with a goal from Sterling, but in the second half their rival equalized the game.
With this result, the Londoners drop to eighth place and remain seven points behind the Champions League, which Manchester United is marking right now.
