At least, if Aston Villa wins this match then yes, at least for a while Aston Villa will be at the top of the Premier League table. But the point is, Aston Villa can certainly win in this match and thus, then of course the competition in the title race will be a tight competition this season.
There is a huge chance of this happening and it would certainly be a different sight if in the end in the middle of the season a seemingly ordinary club like Aston Villa managed to take over at the top of the EPL standings even though this was only temporary.
Facing Sheffield with poor performance and an equally bad defense line makes Aston Villa should be more confident because with other matches that bring together Liverpool and Arsenal, indirectly whatever results will be obtained in the match, Aston Villa will benefit greatly.
If in the end the match ends in a draw then Aston Villa will be at the top a little longer (if they win against Sheffiled) but if one of Liverpool or Arsenal wins in the match that is done it also does not interfere with Aston Villa's advantage because they will definitely be in second place if they win or draw so this is a very good opportunity for Emery to further make Aston Villa's wings fly.
Am in love with the turn out of events so far in the EPL, because who would have believed that at this time when Aston Villa has been forgotten, they somehow are just on top and are fighting hard to claim the spot if they should win Sheffield in tonight's encounter.
I doubt Aston Villa would stay on the table top for long because they can't stand or compete with the tempo of Champions Manchester city, Liverpool and Arsenal who if on top may not likely leave anytime soonest.
I would bet over 3.5goals margin in today match with the result in favour of Aston Villa.