Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was delighted after their 1-0 win against Fulham.
Tyrone Mings scored the winner with a glancing header from captain John McGinn’s inswinging corner midway through the first-half.
Emery later said, “We are in the top 10. We are in the Europa position. It is still difficult to achieve but after this win we are just ahead of trying to keep being with the option to get there.
“There’s still Liverpool and Tottenham and Brighton and we are going to fight with them but with each match we are winning, it is giving us confidence and chance to get there.
“In the first half we played very well. We controlled the game like we wanted to do.
“The second half changed because of course we tried to keep in control possession of the game but it became difficult because they tried to push more.”
He added: “We are trying to be consistent with each match, winning and keeping the clean sheets. Today it was very important to get a Europa position more clear.
“In the first half, we had good positioning and were trying to stop the transitions and we had two or three good chances to score. The second half was different. They pressed high and we were a little tired after the match we played on Saturday.”
