Aston Villa qualify for European football after 13 years; Tottenham miss out

Aston Villa beat Brighton 2-1 to secure UEFA Conference League next season

After holding off a valiant Brighton comeback at Villa Park, Aston Villa will compete in Europe for the first time since 2010. The Villans have qualified for the UEFA Europa Conference League, while Tottenham have missed out on European football after finishing 8th.

Man-of-the-match In the first 26 minutes, Jacob Ramsey provided the goals for Douglas Luiz and Ollie Watkins to give Villa the victory they required to book a spot in the Conference League.

However, the opponent complicated matters when Deniz Undav scored a goal right before halftime.

Considering that they were in 16th place when manager Unai Emery took over in November, Villa's final standing of seventh is impressive, and Brighton can be pleased with their season's effort after ending in sixth place.

At Villa Park, a packed audience cheered on Emery's unchanged team as they dominated the opposition who made six changes.

Jacob Ramsey sprinted past Alexis MacAllister on the left before four minutes, and upon completing his pullback, Leon Bailey rapidly turned to strike the crossbar. But it wasn't enough for Villa supremacy to matter.

Again being the playmaker, Ramsey fought off Joel Veltman to provide a ball to Douglas Luiz, who easily sidefooted past Jason Steele.

There should be a tonne of credit to Emery With Steven Gerrard in charge early in the season, Aston Villa was having trouble winning games. Emery's hiring turned everything around.

The former Villarreal manager improved the team's performance in the Premier League and helped them overcome major opponents like Manchester United, Tottenham, and the current Brighton.

Aston Villa should be satisfied with themselves because Emery changed the course of events after they were mired in the bottom part of the standings in Premier League.

Villains will now compete in European competition for the first time in 13 years, and Emery will likely need a lot of reinforcements in the transfer market for the upcoming season if he wants to be contend for domestic cup success.