Espanyol win 1-0 at Villarreal days after sacking Manolo González

📰 Two days after sacking Manolo González, Espanyol won 1-0 at Villarreal with an interim coach, thanks to Leandro Cabrera's goal. 📌 Key points ⚽ Espanyol won 1-0 at Villarreal. 🎯 Leandro Cabrera scored in the 60th minute, set up by Bryan Zaragoza. 🧢 B-team coach Sergio García took charge on an interim basis. 🚫 Roberto Fernández's 50th-minute goal was ruled out by VAR. 📈 Espanyol rise to 12th with 11 points. 📝 What happened 🏟️ Espanyol beat Villarreal 1-0 at the Estadio de la Cerámica in LaLiga matchday 11. Cabrera scored in the 60th minute, assisted by Zaragoza. Fernández's goal in the 50th minute was cancelled by VAR for holding. 🧢 Manolo González was sacked after the Copa del Rey loss to fourth-tier Sestao River. New head coach Eder Sarabia was named on 28 October but is serving a two-match suspension, so B-team coach Sergio García led the side from the touchline. 📉 Villarreal had 14 shots to five and an expected-goals edge of 0.92 to 0.26, but Espanyol goalkeeper Ángel Fortuño was the best-rated player in Football España's ratings (8.31). Villarreal's Gerard Moreno went off injured in the 17th minute. 📊 By the numbers • Score: Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol • Shots: Villarreal 14, Espanyol 5 • Expected goals: 0.92 vs 0.26 • Table: Espanyol 12th (11pts), Villarreal 10th (12pts) 🔭 Why it matters Espanyol had been struggling, and Sports Mole put their previous win at Osasuna on 12 September. They host Deportivo La Coruña on 7 November, while Villarreal face PSG in the Champions League on 3 November.