Soccer-Villa end scoring drought, but still cannot win

Soccer Football - Premier League - Sunderland v Aston Villa - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - September 21, 2025 Aston Villa's Matty Cash celebrates scoring their first goal with teammates REUTERS/Scott Heppell

SUNDERLAND, England (Reuters) -Aston Villa finally registered a Premier League goal at the fifth time of asking but a victory remained elusive as they could only draw 1-1 at 10-man Sunderland on Sunday.

Unai Emery's side were the only team in the top seven divisions in England without a goal ahead of the clash and were hoping to avoid becoming the third team in top-flight history not to score in their first five games.