Watkins fired Villa ahead in the 72nd minute, latching onto Moussa Diaby’s through ball and getting the better of Levi Colwill before sticking his effort through Robert Sanchez’s legs.<\/p>\n
And Pochettino’s expression told a damning story. The former PSG and Tottenham Hotspur boss had a look of resignation on his face as the visitors wheeled away in jubilation.<\/p>\n
He has become all too familiar with the taste of defeat at the start of his Chelsea tenure, but it’s up to him to turn the club’s fortunes around.<\/p>\n
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