Unai Emery happy as Aston Villa recover from ‘crazy minute’ to beat Sunderland

SportFootballUnai Emery happy as Aston Villa recover from ‘crazy minute’ to beat SunderlandTammy Abraham emerged from the bench to knock in Lucas Digne’s cross and claim a vital win.Sunny Badwal Sunday 19 April 2026 17:31 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"9152e7be-7cb9-424a-b001-893fb80f2582","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/unai-emery-sunderland-tammy-abraham-aston-villa-lucas-digne-b2960661.html","title":"Unai Emery happy as Aston Villa recover from ‘crazy minute’ to beat Sunderland"}}Unai Emery says Aston Villa nearly threw away the win in a “crazy” minute (Nigel French/PA) (PA Wire)Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sportGet our free Inside Sport newsletterGet our free Inside Sport newsletterEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Inside_Sport_CDP","regTitle":"Inside Sport","subscriptionGroup":"inside_sport","subscriptionGroupId":"9cec95c5-a973-40ac-9b05-03d636c07853","type":"sport","pathPrefix":["/sport","/f1"],"associatedAuthors":["Lawrence Ostlere","Kieran Jackson"],"title":"Inside Sport newsletter: Get an expert guide to the biggest moments shaping the world of sport","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Sport newsletter","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/InsideSport1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideSportNews","regSourceSection":"Football","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}Aston Villa boss Unai Emery reflected on a “crazy minute” which saw his side throw away a two-goal lead before they scored late on to beat Sunderland 4-3 at Villa Park.Ollie Watk...