Aston Villa player targets another 'beautiful' campaign after Tottenham victory

An Aston Villa player has set his sights on another 'beautiful' season, according to reports from BirminghamWorld and the Express & Star, following the club's first Premier League victory of the campaign. The comments emerged after Unai Emery's side beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

The result marked a significant moment for Villa, who had drawn at Hull City and suffered defeats against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in their opening three top-flight matches. A midweek League Cup win at Coventry City preceded the trip to north London, but the Tottenham fixture represented their first league success of the term.

Neither BirminghamWorld nor the Express & Star specify which member of the squad used the word 'beautiful' when discussing the campaign ahead. Both local outlets carried the same framing of the story on Saturday evening, focusing on the mood within the camp after securing three points away from home.

Emery's team have undergone considerable change since the summer transfer window closed on 1 September. New arrivals including Alejandro Garnacho, Leon Goretzka, Nicolas Jackson and Taylor Harwood-Bellis are still bedding into the side, while several long-serving players departed before the deadline.

Villa's next Premier League fixture is at home to Brentford on Saturday 10 October, giving Emery and his staff time on the training ground to build on the momentum generated by the win at Tottenham. The head coach will be keen to see whether Saturday's performance can become a platform for consistency rather than an isolated high point.