Aston Villa have won seven games on the bounce in the Championship to continue their promotion charge.
Ian Taylor and Stan Collymore expressed their delight on Twitter after Aston Villa beat Rotherham 2-1 on Wednesday night to move into fifth place in the Championship table.
It wasn’t an easy night for Dean Smith’s side, who saw centre-back Tyrone Mings sent off after 34 minutes for a handball in the penalty area as Will Vaulks converted his spot-kick to give his side the lead.
But after the break, promotion-chasing Villa turned on the heat with Jonathan Kodjia equalising via the penalty spot minutes after coming on before Jack Grealish scored a wonderful team goal.
It is a precious three points for Villa and former players Taylor and Collymore sent these messages on their personal Twitter accounts:
It was a scrappy game in the first half as Villa struggled for any rhythm, but they were awarded a penalty early on, with Tammy Abraham failing to convert his spot kick.
Things got worse for Villa as the game wore on because they were losing 1-0 and they were down to ten men, but they proved their worth after the break.
The Midlands outfit are now five points clear of seventh-placed Middlesbrough and will now prepare for a crucial clash against sixth-placed Bristol City on Saturday.
Lee Johnson’s side are one point behind Villa with a game in hand, but Smith’s men can open up a gap on their promotion rivals with another win.
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