Kamara's Top-Corner Thunderbolt Settles Fierce Villa-Wolves Derby
Boubacar Kamara’s stunning second-half strike proved the difference in a gripping West Midlands derby as Aston Villa edged past a spirited Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-0 at Villa Park. The French midfielder, operating on the fringes of the contest for much of a tense afternoon, stepped up with a ruthless finish into the top corner to finally separate two sides who had spent more than an hour locked in a finely balanced battle.
The victory extended Villa’s winning run to five matches in all competitions and a fifth successive home triumph under Unai Emery, lifting them briefly into third place and ultimately leaving them fourth, within a point of second-placed Manchester City. For Wolves, rooted to the bottom of the Premier League, this was another agonising chapter in a winless start that has now stretched to 13 games, despite producing arguably their most complete display of the season.
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