Everton winger Yannick Bolasie has praised Aston Villa attacking midfielder Jack Grealish on Twitter for his role in Anwar El Ghazi scoring the penalty against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
El Ghazi scored from the penalty spot in injury time, as Villa got the better of Wolves 1-0 at the Molineux Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Bolasie – who joined Everton from Crystal Palace in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £25 million – spent the 2018-19 campaign on loan at Villa.
The 31-year-old winger has praised Villa and England international attacking midfielder for the role he played in the penalty in the Premier League game.
Stats
According to WhoScored, Grealish took four shots, played three key passes, had a pass accuracy of 74.3%, won two headers, took 62 touches, made one tackle and one interception, and put in four crosses.
Second-half substitute El Ghazi took one shot (penalty) which ended in goal, had a pass accuracy of 50%, won one header, took six touches, and put in one cross, according to WhoScored.
The win against Wolves means that Villa are 10th in the Premier League table at the moment with 18 points from 10 matches.
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