Jhon Duran strikes again as Aston Villa come from behind to see off Wolves

Jhon Duran continued his super-sub role as he came off the bench to complete a rousing Aston Villa comeback in a 3-1 victory against Wolves.

It looked like Villa were going to suffer a Champions League hangover after their midlands rivals took a first-half lead through Matheus Cunha.

Unai Emery’s men were distinctly off-colour for the opening 60 minutes but came to life and levelled through Ollie Watkins in the 73rd minute before taking the lead in the 88th through Ezri Konsa.

Duran climbed off the bench to find the net for the fourth time in five Premier League games this season, sweeping home in the third minute of time added on.

Victory continued Villa’s excellent start to the season as they won a fourth match and the early signs of a repeat top-four challenge are looking promising.

For Wolves, this was a second successive capitulation after losing two goals in the final 15 minutes against Newcastle last weekend.

They remain winless and with Liverpool to come next weekend, boss Gary O’Neil could be starting to feel the pressure.

One of the biggest challenges Villa face this season is how they respond after midweek European games, especially when they travel, and the early evidence is that it could be a problem.

After a midweek win in Switzerland against Young Boys, they were sluggish in the opening exchanges and deservedly fell behind in the 25th minute.

They contributed to their own downfall as they were punished for some dangerous playing out from the back, with Diego Carlos passing straight to Cunha, who gleefully curled into the bottom corner from the edge of the area.

Wolves were playing well and should have doubled their lead but Rayan Ait-Nouri could not connect with Jean-Ricner Bellegarde’s pull-back and his