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.
This happened because there was an immediate strong chemistry from Emery and the players because indeed when in charge of a club that was small but had good progress Emery could always make the club troublesome and even become a dark horse and not only this time in a few seasons ago when he was at Villarreal it was the same because even when Emery was there Villarreal was even able to be in the Champions League and was in the semi-finals at that time and became the best achievement like him for the previous club.
Currently the competition in the EPL is very tight as for when Aston Vila can stay at the top or not I don't think the goal is there even though it would be great if they continued to perform well but being at the top even briefly in the middle of the season when it is flanked by several big clubs and top 4 subscriptions it has been a very good achievement for Aston Villa with the situation of the players and finances is also certainly still very far when compared to some big clubs then I think it should be appreciated.