Aston Villa quell Sunderland optimism and show size of Chris Coleman’s task

It is a good thing that Chris Coleman said he is under no illusions about the size of the task he has taken on at Sunderland. Their ninth manager in six years started his reign with a defeat that highlighted just how much work he has to do to arrest the decline that has set in at a club that remains anchored to the foot of the Championship.

In that sense this was more of a reminder than a reality check for Coleman as Sunderland’s winless run extended to 15 matches in all competitions on a night when Aston Villa climbed to fourth spot courtesy of Albert Adomah’s ninth goal of the season and a rather fortunate second from Josh Onomah.

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