Go Ahead Eagles 2-1 Aston Villa: Emi Buendia misses late penalty as Unai Emery's side suffer shock defeat in Deventer
Source: Sky Sports
Published 9 hours ago
Emiliano Buendia missed a late penalty as Aston Villa were stunned in a 2-1 loss to Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League.
The defeat brings a run of five consecutive wins to an end for the Premier League side, who not only squandered their lead on the evening but also the chance to move to the top of the league-phase table.
Villa's lead arrived within just four minutes when Evann Guessand scored his first goal for the club but Mathis Suray and Mats Deijl, taking advantage of the high line played by the visitors on both occasions, completed the comeback for the Eagles.
Unai Emery's side had the perfect opportunity to pull themselves back into contention with just over 10 minutes to go in the fixture when Matty Cash's cross struck the arm of Dean James inside the area, only for Buendia to send the spot-kick over the bar and into the stands.
Buendia's miss - which was only the second penalty he had taken throughout his career - was one of several botched chances from his side on the evening.
Guessand and Ollie Watkins were both denied by strong saves from Jari De Busser, leading to the bookmakers' favourites...
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