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FC Basel welcomes Aston Villa to St. Jakob-Park on Thursday for a league phase match in the UEFA Europa League.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City and Aston Villa kept the pressure on Premier League leader Arsenal with wins on Sunday. Nottingham Forest pulled further away from the relegation zone with a 3-0 victory against Tottenham and Sunderland beat Newcastle 1-0 in the Tyne-Wear derby after an own-goal from Nick Woltemade.

The Spaniard's faith in his own methods and, in turn, his players' faith in him, kickstarted the club's campaign following such a poor start

Villa co-owner Nassef Sawiris was also in attendance, as he had been for the Arsenal match on Saturday, alongside Wes Edens. Sawiris was pictured walking around the pitch with Emery and director of football operations Damian Vidagany before the match. President of business operations Francesco Calvo was also spotted in Basel.

MANCHESTER, Inglaterra (AP) — Manchester City y Aston Villa mantuvieron la presión sobre el líder el Arsenal, líder de la Liga Premier, con victorias el domingo. Nottingham Forest se alejó aún más de la zona de descenso con un triunfo 3-0 contra Tottenham y Sunderland venció 1-0 a Newcastle en el derbi de Tyne-Wear tras un gol en propia puerta de Nick Woltemade.

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