"Unai Emery's side held a numerical advantage from the 33rd minute after Reinildo Mandava was sent off for seemingly kicking out at Matty Cash. But Sunderland kept the pressure on and started the second half strongly, with Omar Alderete directing a header onto the crossbar just six minutes after the break. Cash ended Villa's goalless start to their league campaign in style, beating Robin Roefs with a rasping long-range effort in the 67th minute, though Sunderland's goalkeeper might have done better."
"But Isidor popped up with another important goal for Sunderland, peeling off the back of Villa's defence to guide Granit Xhaka's cushioned header past Emiliano Martinez. Ollie Watkins could have snatched a late winner for Villa, but could not make contact with Jadon Sancho's looping cross, with a stretching Cash also missing it behind him. Regis Le Bris' side, who remain unbeaten in their first three home league games, move up to seventh on eight points,"
Sunderland earned a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa at the Stadium of Light, with Wilson Isidor scoring the equaliser. Aston Villa went down to ten men in the 33rd minute after Reinildo Mandava received a red card for seemingly kicking out at Matty Cash. Villa took the lead in the 67th minute through Matty Cash's long-range strike, but Sunderland responded in the second half and hit the crossbar through Omar Alderete. Isidor finished Granit Xhaka's cushioned header to level the match. Sunderland moved up to seventh on eight points; Villa remain winless and sit 18th.
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