Aston Villa, still in search of their first goal of the 2025-26 Premier League season, will hope that the fifth time is the charm on Sunday (9 am ET) when they visit newly promoted Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

WATCH — Sunderland vs Aston Villa

Unai Emery’s side is the only one in the top seven divisions of English football yet to score this season and they sit 19th (2 points) after finishing 7th, 4th and 6th in his first three seasons at the helm. Why aren’t they scoring? The simple answer is: They aren’t creating enough good chances. Their xG totals, in order: 0.20, 1.19, 1.14, 0.54. Interestingly enough, it was the first and last games from which they earned their two points, against Newcastle and Everton. What was not so long ago a lightning quick counter-attacking team, h

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