Aston Villa ace Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has been sidelined for quite some time.
Aston Villa attacker Rushian Hepburn-Murphy has posted on Twitter after finally making a comeback from injury with a goal for the Midlands side’s second string.
Hepburn-Murphy has been ruled out for the last four months with a groin injury, but the 19-year-old returned and opened the scoring inside two minutes by cutting inside and hammering a low shot past young West Brom goalkeeper Alex Palmer.
It saw Villa go onto win 4-1 at Aggborough, with Jordan Cox, Callum O’Hare and Harry McKirdy all getting their names on the score sheet to earn a comfortable win in Hepburn-Murphy’s return.
The striker, who holds the record as Villa’s youngest player to appear for the first team, posted on Twitter after the game. He described his lay-off as a “long four months” but could now be back involved with Steve Bruce’s first team.
Villa are currently without a number of first-team strikers and Hepburn-Murphy’s return will come as a huge boost. Jonathan Kodjia remains sidelined with an ankle problem, while Scott Hogan has only just recovered from surgery on his stomach. Gabby Agbonlahor is yet to return from a calf injury, which has seen Keinan Davis start up front.
Aston Villa fans reacted to Hepburn-Murphy’s post, with one fan even claiming that the first-team strikers “need some tips” on how to find the back of the net.
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