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Aston Villa's Tammy Abraham grabs dramatic victory after Sunderland rally
The finish was chaotic, brilliant, exhausting but, when the dust settles, this perhaps was the afternoon when Aston Villa made a decisive spurt for the finish line to claim Champions League qualification. As Tammy Abraham touched in the winner three minutes into injury-time, Unai Emery ran on to the pitch in celebration. Yet just a minute earlier Habib Diarra had been set clean through with a chance of his own to win it. Emi Martínez, though, stretched up to save his dink, and the road was cleared for the Villa winner.
TL;DR
- Aston Villa secured a late victory against Sunderland, potentially ensuring Champions League qualification.
- Tammy Abraham scored the winning goal in injury-time after Emi Martínez made a vital save.
- Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick for Aston Villa.
- Sunderland equalized twice in the second half before conceding the late winner.
- The win gives Aston Villa a 10-point lead over sixth-placed Chelsea with five games left.