The Villa winger scored a stunning volley in Saturday’s 4-0 Championship win over Frank Lampard’s Rams.
Aston Villa produced a breathtaking display against a poor Derby County side to run out 4-0 winners in Saturday’s Championship encounter at Villa Park.
It took the hosts just nine minutes to break the deadlock, Conor Hourihane slotting home after Tammy Abraham nudged the ball into his path with Scott Carson left stranded.
The provider then turned scorer in the 37th minute when a low crossfield pass was turned into the net at the far post by the Chelsea loanee.
From then on the floodgates well and truly opened as Abraham again set up Hourihane to score his second goal from close range, but things would get even better for Villa.
In first-half injury time, Glenn Whelan’s corner to the edge of the penalty area found Jack Grealish, who struck a ferocious right-footed volley into the far top corner of the net.
The 23-year-old was making his return from injury and his stunning goal sent the home crowd into raptures, the four-goal lead not to be relinquished by Dean Smith’s side.
Villa truly put in a formidable performance, capped off with Grealish’s comeback stunner, and the club’s Twitter page posted an image of how Smith and his coaches reacted:
Some of the club’s faithful enjoyed both the goal and the coaches’ reaction, it has to be said:
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