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  • Ansu Fati Opens EPL Account as Aston Villa Dominates Brighton

    Ansu Fati Opens EPL Account as Aston Villa Dominates Brighton

    By Daniel Edu

    Brighton’s midfielder Ansu Fati, currently on loan from FC Barcelona, notched his first Premier League goal in today’s match after featuring in three league games. Fati found the net just under four minutes after coming on as a substitute for Evan Ferguson in the 46th minute.

    A swift free-kick from Pedro unsettled Aston Villa’s defense, leading to a mishandled clearance that fell directly to Ansu Fati at the right post, allowing for an effortless finish.

    Fati’s goal in the 50th minute arrived after Aston Villa had already secured a commanding lead, with Ollie Watkins scoring twice and an own goal from Pervis Estupiñán within the opening 26 minutes of the match.

    Despite Fati’s goal, Aston Villa continued to press forward, thwarting any hopes of a comeback. In the 65th minute, Ollie Watkins completed his hat-trick, extending the lead to 4-1 in an exhilarating Premier League clash that had seen an hour of action.

    Jacob Ramsey further dampened Brighton’s chances of a resurgence, extending the score to 5-1 in the 86th minute to the delight of Villa Park’s spectators.

    Just when Brighton thought things couldn’t get worse, Douglas Luiz netted Villa’s sixth goal in injury time, sealing a resounding 6-1 victory for the home side.

    This win catapults Aston Villa into the third position on the league table with 15 points from seven games, with the outcome of other Premier League matchday 7 fixtures yet to be determined.

    As for Brighton, they now occupy the fourth spot with 15 points from seven games, pending the results of other matchday 7 encounters.

  • Fati trains with FC Barcelona after long injury lay-off

    Fati trains with FC Barcelona after long injury lay-off

     FC Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has returned to training with the Spanish LaLiga club’s first-team squad following a lengthy lay-off through injury.

    The 18-year-old missed the second half of last season after tearing the meniscus in his left knee in November 2020.

    Fati sustained the injury during FC Barcelona’s 5-2 victory over Real Betis at Camp Nou, and has subsequently undergone three operations.

    However, he is closing in on a return to action after being photographed back on the training pitches at FC Barcelona’s Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training ground on Tuesday.

    Although the Spain international will not be available for this weekend’s LaLiga showdown with Getafe, Fati could be in contention for FC Barcelona’s trip to Sevilla on Sept. 11.

    The forward became the youngest goalscorer in Barca’s history when he scored against Osasuna in August 2019 aged 16 years and 304 days.

    Fati has since added a further 12 goals in 42 appearances across all competitions for the Blaugrana, who he joined at the age of 10.

    The Guinea-Bissau-born youngster has been capped four times by Spain, and scored his first international goal against Ukraine in September 2020.