Aston Villa cannot be underestimated anymore but I don’t think they can challenge for the league because they are not so consistent in winning against smaller teams and that could cost them in the long run because consistency is all that matters to challenge for the league.
Aston Villa is impressive, in the last two matches they beat Arsenal and City, and these are championship contenders, so I do not rule out that Aston Villa can to join the championship race. At the moment they are only two points behind Liverpool, but everything will depend on how well they play away games, so far everything is fine in home matches.
Victory over Arsenal is not only important for Aston Villa in the race for the title this season, but also means a lot for Unai Emery because he was able to beat his former team. After the match, Unai Emery could not hide his happiness after winning over Arsenal, which incidentally is his former team. Villa Park is now increasingly haunted in the eyes of Aston Villa's opponents. They were able to achieve 15 consecutive wins when competing at home. And this is a record for Aston Villa and Emery. Even during his career, Emery has never achieved 15 consecutive wins when playing at home.