Aston Villa bounced back from a defeat at Carrow Road by beating QPR.
Aston Villa picked up a much-needed win on Sunday by beating Queens Park Rangers at Loftus Road.
Jonathan Kodjia struck the winner on 75 minutes as Aston Villa moved back to within six points of the playoff places.
Defeat would have made it a lot harder to finish in the top six this season but the Villans supporters can justifiably feel optimistic again.
Club legend Ian Taylor was delighted on Twitter afterwards and he singled out man for praise.
The centre-back had missed the last three games with a groin injury – Aston Villa lost two of them – but his return certainly seemed to shore up the defence a little.
Villa fans will look forward to the second half of the season in the knowledge that they’d probably be far closer to the top six, and perhaps even the top two, had Roberto Di Matteo been sacked before he was.
Steve Bruce has won six of his 11 Championship games in charge so far, drawing three, and they should, in theory, improve as the months go on.
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